etja

Etymology
From, from , from Pre-Germanic , causative of.

Verb

 * 1)  to incite, provoke, egg on

Etymology 1
From, from Pre-Germanic , causative of.

Verb

 * 1)  to incite, egg (goad) on to fight
 * 2) * c. 850, Þjóðólfr ór Hvíni, Ynglingatal, verse 4
 * "non"
 * 1) * c. 850, Þjóðólfr ór Hvíni, Ynglingatal, verse 4
 * "non"

- þás meinþjóf / markar ǫttu setrs verjendr / á sinn fǫður.


 * 1)  to exhort
 * 2)  to put forth
 * 3) etja ráðum, hvárt ..., to consider, if …;
 * 4) to fight against
 * etja við afls-mun (liðsmun), to fight against odds;
 * , to contend with one;
 * etja við afls-mun (liðsmun), to fight against odds;
 * , to contend with one;

Etymology 2
From, from + , from.

Verb

 * 1)  to cause to be eaten