translation please

Hello - could someone translate the following entry under "occupation" from the 1801 census for Manger parish, Hordaland: "Naerer sig ved at fare med sin ege jaegt". In the first and last words, the a and e are joined into the Norwegian letter. My online dictionary can make no sense of this. This man's position in the household is described as: "opholder sig der"…he is sojourning there…visiting there?