þöngull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þöngull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þöngull (þǫngull)

m., dat. þöngli, [þang], tangle, sea-weed, Fms. vi. 376; þönglar stórir lágu í fjörunni í leirinum, Sveinn greip upp einn þöngulinn, Orkn. 336, passim.

2 þöngull (þǫngull)

2. as a nickname, Landn.

3 þöngull (þǫngull)

COMPDS: þönglabakki, þöngulshöfuð.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

þᚢᚾᚴᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.: dative.
gl: glossary.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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