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Ein-angr

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1 ein-angr

m., Lat. angustiae, a narrow passage: metaph. a great strait; the proverb, margr verðr vaskr í einangrinum, þótt lítt sé vaskir þess á milli, many a man is bold in perils, though …, Eb. 60; útilleitinn (unprovoking) en öruggr i einangri, but bold if put in a strait, Grett. 120.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ein-angr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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