Ránfengi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ránfengi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ránfengi" in Norwegian.

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

ránfengi: ránfengi, n. hvad nogen har faaet tilrane sig, erhverve sig ved Uretfærdighed, =rán 3 (jvf fengi); sýndi úvinr allsmannkyns (dvs. fjándinn) berliga í slík-um hlutum, hversu nauðigr hann létlaust sítt ránfengi, þat er at skiljaallan þann lýð, er hann hafði hertekinní villuböndum sínna bölvaðra skurgoðaFlat. I, 4218; sumir hrósa sér af rán-fenginu sem af sínum sigri Pr. 1262.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛆᚿᚠᚽᚿᚵᛁ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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