Rengi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rengi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᚾᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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