Tangi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tangi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tangi" in Norwegian.

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

tangi: tangi, m. 1) den til Sverd eller Kniv hø- rende Stilk som udgaar fra Bladet ogindesluttes af Skaftet (meðalkafli, hefti);Ljótr snaraði þá skjöldinn svá fast, atsverðit brast í tanganum Vallalj. 3138;hón vildi kippa burt knífinum, ok gékkþegar af heptit, en blaðit stóð eptir- - þá biðr hón karlmann - at kippaburt járninu - þá tók hann tangannok fékk eigi burt kipt Bp. I, 38535;Hemingr skaut eptir ok kom í kníf-skeptit ok stökk í sundr heftit, örvar-oddrinn stóð í tanganum Flat. III,40614. 2) lang, lav og smal Odde, derstikker frem i Søen; eigi mátti mann-fjölda sjá fyrr en skipit kom fram fyrirtangann Harð. 33 (9915); jvf eyrartangi.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛆᚿᚵᛁ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

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