Á-fenginn
Old Norse Dictionary - á-fenginn
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-fenginn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- á-fenginn
- adj. part. [fá á, to lay hold on, to intoxicate], intoxicating, used of drinks, cp. the Engl. ‘stinging ale;’ mjöðr, Edda 76; drykkr, Fms. viii. 447; vin, Stj. 409, Joh. 84.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚠᛁᚾᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)