Umkringja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - umkringja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "umkringja" in Norwegian.

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

umkringja: umkringja, v. (gð) 1) omringe, omgive. Stj.64433; ok svá fljótt sem hann berr atfram, umkringja þrælarnir hann, grípahann ok - Fm. XI, 4355; sem hann eröllum megum umkringðr ok þröngðr afþeim - Mar. 87924. 9253. 2) gjennem- fare, paa en Reise besøge flere Stederdet ene efter det andet, lat. circumire;er þeir höfðu kannat mörg klaustr okumkringt í hans eptirleitan - Heilag.II, 5377; sem hann hefir umkringt garðaok stræti Mar. 7424.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᚴᚱᛁᚿᚵᛁᛆ
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.

v.: Verbum.

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