Definitions
Definitions
1 angi
a, m. [Norse angie].
2 angi
I. sweet odour; þvílíkan ilm ok anga sem cedrus, Stj. 73, etc.
3 angi
II. [cp. A. S. anga = aculeus, stimulus], a spine or prickle, in the phrase, þetta mál hefir anga, has a sting, is not good to touch, Bs. ii. 52. Now often used in pl. and used of a sprout, fibre in fruits or plants; metaph. a spoilt boy is called angi, ‘a pickle:’ as to the root, cp. öngull, hamus, and the English angle: angilja, u, f. is, according to Björn, one of the bones of a fish.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
angi
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "angi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).