Fenginn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fenginn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fenginn" in Norwegian.

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

fenginn
fenginn, adj. (eg. Præt. Part. af fá) skikket, passende; hann má vera víkinga höfð-ingi, ok er hann vel til þess fenginn,þá má hann ok vera konungr af sínuskaplyndi, ok er vel fengit (at hannsé þess háttar höfðingi tilføier Flat.III, 37924) Mork. 10329 fg (jvf Fm. VI,38910 fg); vel fenginn innan kirkju oksöngmaðr mikill Mar. 2044.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᚿᚵᛁᚿᚿ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
eg.
egentlig.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
Part.
Participium.

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