Krangi

Old Norse Dictionary - krangi

Meaning of Old Norse word "krangi"

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

krangi
a, m. [cp. krakki]. kranga-legr, adj. [krangled, Ivar Aasen], thin, of a boy; hann er ofboðs krangalegr!

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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