Fengr

Old Norse Dictionary - fengr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fengr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fengr
m., gen. jar, pl. ir, (fengi, n., Fms. v.i. 213, xi. 83, Hom. 130), [fá, fanga], a haul, take, of fish, K. Á. 90: gain, booty, Fær. 70, Fms. v. 287, Hkr. ii. 73: a store, supply, Ísl. ii. 138.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
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