Kringja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kringja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kringja" in Norwegian.

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

kringja: kringja, v. (gd) jvf hringja: 1) indeslutte,indringe. Fm. IX, 3112 fg (Flat. III,462). 52033 (Icel.Sag. II, 22416); alm. kringja um e-t Fm. VII, 17823. VIII,6714. IX, 46920; Kgs. 4712; Stj. 37111;Flat. II, 33822; ogsaa kringja umber-gis e-t Klm. 24917; kringja e-t inniFlat. II, 66728. 2) fare eller færdesomkring. Fm. VIII, 3543; Stj. 35913;Klm. 1342; Mar. 88315; þeim óvin,sem jafnan kringir um leitandi, hvernhann megi gleypa Mar. 81710 (1 Pet.5, 8); við kringdum allar búðir dvs. gikomkring i alle Boder, Post. 64832.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚱᛁᚿᚵᛁᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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