Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vangi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 vangi

a, m., akin to vangr; [Ulf. waggari = παρακεφάλαιον; A. S., Old and North-west. E. wang; Germ. wange; O. H. G. wanga]:—the cheek; vangi is the whole side of the head, kinn the cheek; bleikt var hár bjartir vangar, Rm. 31; hann setti hnefann útan við vangann, Fms. ii. 330; hann leggr til hans í vangann ok út um annan, Al. 37; setr pústr undir hans vanga, Karl. 65; útan á kinnar vanga, Skíða R. 136; af mínum vanga, Kormak; Auðunn var högginn á vangann ok kinnina, Sturl. ii. 179; vanga högg, Fas. i. 60, freq. in mod. usage: ölr vanga, poët. = the hair (or beards?), Skálda (in a verse); vanga búnaðr, Stj. 396; vanga gull, 106, 136. vanga-filla, u, f. the cheek-flesh, Fb. i. 530, Fas. ii. 256, iii. 392.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

vangi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vangi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
R.: Rimur.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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