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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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f., pl. engjar, (spelt æng, O. H. L.), [Dan. eng; Swed. äng; A. S. ing, found in local names in North. E., as Ings, Broad Ing]:—a meadow; opp. to akr, in the allit. phrase, akr né eng, Grág. i. 407, Hrafn. 21, Gþl. 136, 360, K. Þ. K. 90; í enginni, Stj. 193; veitti hann lækinn á eng sína, Landn. 145; hálfs mánaðar eng, half a month’s meadow-land, Dipl. ii. 12: in pl. engjar is in Icel. used of the outlying lands, opp. to tún, the home-field, and hagi, the pasturage, vide Grett. ch. 50; engjar manna, Grág. ii. 264: þótt fé gangi í engjar, 233: used in many COMPDS: engjabrigð, engjagrasnautn, engjahey, engjamerki, engjarós, engjaskipti, engjasláttr, engjavinna, engjaverk, engjavöxtr.

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ᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
loc: local, locally.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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