Menga

Old Norse Dictionary - menga

Meaning of Old Norse word "menga"

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

menga
að, [mangr, qs. margr; cp. Engl. mingle, Old Engl. meng]:—to mingle, mix, blend, freq. in mod. usage: in part. mengjaðr, mixed, variegated; blá-mengjaðr, rauð-mengjaðr, mingled with blue, red, D. N.; með mengdu klæði, variegated clothes, v. 102.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
part.
participle.
qs.
quasi.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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