Kyngi
Old Norse Dictionary - kyngi
Meaning of Old Norse word "kyngi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kyngi
- f. [kunna], prop. knowledge, but only used of magic, 656 B. 2, Ó. T. 36, Ísl. ii. 89; kyngi kraptr, magical power, Fas. iii. 444; kyngi veðr, a storm raised by magic, ii. 435; see fjölkyngi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Ó. T.
- Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)