Yrða

jaga

sagnorð

Merkingar

að, [O. H. G. jagon; mid. H. G. jage; Germ. jagen; whence mod. Dan. jagen, pret. jog = to drive, whence to hunt, but in Icel. only in a particular sense]:—to move to and fro, e. g. as a door on its hinges.

  1. 2.

    metaph. to harp on one string; hvat þarf ek um slíkt at jaga, Mkv.; jaga ávallt á enni sömn sök, to be harping all along on the same case, Mork. 183.

  2. 3.

    reflex. jagast, to altercate, Lat. rixari; cp. jag.

  3. II.

    to hunt; jaga dýr, Fas. iii. 273; in this sense however the word can hardly be said to be Icelandic.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

O. H. G.
Old High German.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
Germ.
German.
mod.
modern.
Dan.
Danish.
pret.
þátíð (e. preterite)
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
reflex.
reflexive.
Lat.
Latin.
cp.
compare.

Tilvitnuð rit

Mkv.
Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)