Drekkja

Viking Language Dictionary - drekkja

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "drekkja"

drekkja
<-ti, -tr> vb (2) [w dat] to submerge; fig suppress; impers [e-m] drekkir [sb] is drowned

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛏᚱᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛐᚱᛁᚴᚴᛁᛆ

Abbreviations used:

dat
dative
e-m
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
fig
figurative
imp
imperative
impers
impersonal (verb)
pers
personal
pres
present
sb
somebody
vb
verb
w
with
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