Hringja
Old Norse Dictionary - hringja
Meaning of Old Norse word "hringja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hringja can mean:hringja
- hringja
- 1. u, f. a buckle, Fas. i. 319, 331, Landn. 87, Fb. i. 354.
- hringja
- 2. d, [hringr], to encircle, surround; also kringja (q. v.), Fms. v. 53; hrinctu mik, imperat. surround me! a dub. reading, Gkv. 3. 5.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- dub.
- dubious.
- imperat.
- imperative.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)