HRJÁ

(hrjái, hrjáða, hrjáðr), v. to vex, harass (a person).

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ð, to vex, distress, harass a person, Fms. vi. 204 (v. l.), viii. 78, Th. 77: neut. to struggle, wrestle, hann kvaðsk af hafa lagt at rjá (sic), Grett. 146 A: freq. in mod. usage and with the h, Pass. 9. 9; hrjáð er holdið líka, Stef. Ól.