Öngd
Old Norse Dictionary - öngd
Meaning of Old Norse word "öngd" (or ǫngd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word öngd can mean:öngd
- öngd (ǫngd)
- f. a strait; öngd ok þröngd, Barl. 102.
- öngd (ǫngd)
- 2. anguish; þar var hryggleikr með öngd ok angri, Barl. 162.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öngd may be more accurately written as ǫngd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚴᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)