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Vengi

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 vengi

n. = vangr, [like Dan. vænge and vang], the ground; ok vatt (á) vengi, and threw it on the ground, Gkv. 1. 13.

2 vengi

2. the sea; vengis blakkr, hjörtr, the steed, the hart of the sea = a ship. Lex. Poët.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

vengi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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