Nes-konungr
Old Norse Dictionary - nes-konungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "nes-konungr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nes-konungr
- m. a ‘ness-king,’ a nickname of the old sea kings, who had no lands, but their ships, for a kingdom, Fms. ix. 255; skjótt man eigi vanta annan tíma neskonunga í Noregi ef því skal fram haldask, N. G. L. iii. 33; þá munu margir verða neskonungar brátt, Fms. ix. 255.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᛋ-ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)