Vængr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vængr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vængr" in Norwegian.

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

vængr: vængr, m. (G. -gjar, N. Pl. -gir, a. Pl. -gi) 1) Vinge; vélifjaðrar hans (nl. fuglsins)tóku norðr í Finnabú, en með væng-junum huldi hann landit allt Fm. VIII,108; Heið. 33 (3817); Alex. 21; Homil.2016. 18. 2) Udbygning paa et Hus (jvfvængi, eng. wing); með skytjunni ofanat ok vænginn útan at DN. VI, 84;især paa Kirke (jvf stúka): DN. II, 412.439. VI, 350. 163. 3) Forhæng? einnvængr með strik ok annat stafat silkiKalfsk. 83a.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᚿᚵᚱ
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:

a.: accusativ.

eng.: engels.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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