Ýja
Old Norse Dictionary - ýja
Meaning of Old Norse word "ýja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ýja
- pret. úði, this is prob. the older form for úa, q. v. [vía may be a kindred word, vi = y]:—to swarm; hvert vatn úði af fiskum, Eg. 134 (v. l.), and in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pret.
- preterite.
- prob.
- probably.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)