Hröngl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hröngl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hröngl" (or hrǫngl) in Norwegian.

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

hröngl (hrǫngl): hröngl, n. Omvæltning, Forstyrrelse, Uor-den, Tummel; varð þá í hröngl mikit(Texten: var þá í reiðingu mikilli)Sturl. II, 1641 &vl 1.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, hröngl may be more accurately written as hrǫngl.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᚯᚿᚵᛚ
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:

n.: Neutrum.