Kringr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kringr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kringr" in Norwegian.

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

kringr: kringr, m. 1) = hringr; í kring umhallina (dvs. omkring Hallen) Flat. II,1374; í hring ok í kring se under hringr;sneri hann þá hestinum í kring (dvs.omkring den modsatte Vei) Sturl. II,1398. 2) Enden af den under densDragning i en Bue staaende Not: efmenn kasta lögnum til sildar, þá máhverr leggja undir kafla, er vil, þartil er kringar koma á land Landsl.7, 5112.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚱᛁᚿᚵᚱ
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.