Eng

Old Norwegian Dictionary - eng

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "eng" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

eng: eng, f. (G. engjar, N. Pl. engjar) Eng, Jord hvorpaa der voxer Græs, lat.pratum. GráG. 45211; Fm. VI, 10315;Kalfsk. 30 a21; mun ek fá þér engjartil, því at þar eru engi lítil Vallalj.272; eitt mannsverk engjar, er Mykl-eikra heitir DN. I, 2077; mods. akrGráG. 3318. 2246; Landsl. 4, 3; DN.III, 9811. 18 &c.; ef skerr akr eða slæreng Landsl. 7, 182; men: er hannvilltist í enginni (= lat. in agro) brottaf veginum Stj. 19310 (1 Mos. 37, 15).Jvf. hjalmseng, löðueng.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚿᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.: Capitel.

eng.: engels.

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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