Anga
Old Norse Dictionary - anga
Meaning of Old Norse word "anga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- anga
- að, [Norse aanga; Swed. ånga], to give out a sweet scent, odour; ilmr angar mjök sætliga, Mar. Fr.; now freq.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)