Äggia

Old Swedish Dictionary - äggia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "äggia" (or æggia) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

äggia (æggia): eg. vässa; egga, sporra, mana, driva, förmå. wthan han ware thär til äggiadhir aff them osynligha owenenom SpV 408. " hulkin thet riffuer hellher riffsmen (slagskämpar) til egger suara slike sekth vor hans lagh viser DN 14: 316 (1523). "

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so äggia may have also been written as æggia

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᚵᚵᛁᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.