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Rengi

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1 rengi

n. the layer of blubber between the spik (speck) and the þvesti (flesh), regarded as a dainty, Grág. ii. 362; átta vættir af hval, hálft hvárt, spik ok rengi, Ám. 32; eg skal gefa þér súrt smér ok rengi, ef þú verðr hjá mér lengi, í góðu gengi, og kasta eg svo fyrir þig, is the preamble in the play goða-tafl.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

rengi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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