Lengja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lengja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lengja" in Norwegian.

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

lengja
lengja, f. Strimmel, Rem (jvf lengja 3hos Aasen 440 a12 fg; Rem eller Lenge P. Claussøn 8724); forekommer Skíða-rímur 2, 272 og i baklengja (se detteOrd), vistnok ogsaa som Bække- eller Elve-navn i Lengjuvík OH. 13714. 1484 og i Strandlengja (nu Arebæk) EJb. 15430;jvf Similengjur DN. IV, 1605.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᚿᚵᛁᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.

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