Kring

Old Norse Dictionary - kring

Meaning of Old Norse word "kring"

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

kring: and kringum, adv. [akin or a twin word to kringr, with an initial tenuis]:—round; ganga í krók og í kring, all around, round and round, Fms. ii. 141; hringinn-í-kring, all around; skoða e-ð í krók og í kring:—í kringum, around, with acc.; hann gengr þrysvar rangsælis kringurn valinn, Fas. iii. 337; í kringum hann, Bárð. 180; á alla vega í kringum sik, Fas. i. 105; þú skalt róa í kringum skútuna, Háv. 46; í kringum hallina, Fb. ii. 137.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

adv.: adverb.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

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