KENGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KENGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KENGR

m. [cp. Shell. keeng = a brook; North. E. and Dutch kink = a creek, fold; mod. Engl. kink or twist in a rope]:—a horseshoe-formed crook of metal, Safn 67, 84, Munk. 103, hurðar kengr; Vm. 56 (of a bell): a bend, bight, en köttrinn beygði kenginn, Edda (Ub.) ii. 285; beygja sik í keng, to crouch; þó var upp ór kryppu kengr, Skíða R. 8: a nickname, Landn.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.
R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.
Ub.: Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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