Old Norse Dictionary Entry

DRANGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 DRANGR

m. a lonely up-standing rock, Dipl. v. 23; kletta-drangr, fjall-drangr, etc., freq. in Icel., vide Eggert Itin. 497: many places take their names from these basalt rocks, Drangar (pl.), Drang-ey, Dranga-vík, Dranga-jökull, etc.; in popular lore these rocks were thought to be giants turned into clones, Ísl. Þjóðs.

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Runic Inscription

DRANGR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.: et cetera.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

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