Ætt-gengr
Old Norse Dictionary - ætt-gengr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ætt-gengr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ætt-gengr
- adj. characteristic of one’s family, inborn in the blood; e-m er e-t ættgengt, Eg. 226, Ó. H. 144, Sturl. i. 116.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛏ-ᚴᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)