Öngull
Old Norse Dictionary - öngull
Meaning of Old Norse word "öngull" (or ǫngull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word öngull can mean:öngull
- öngull (ǫngull)
- m., dat. öngli, [A. S. angel; Engl. angle; Germ. angel; all from Lat. ang-ulus, being from the same root as ang-ustus, öngr, etc.]:—an angle, hook, Hým. 21, Niðrst. 3, 4, Barl. 123, K. Þ. K., and passim.
- öngull (ǫngull)
- 2. a nickname, Orkn.
- öngull (ǫngull)
- II. a local name in North Norway and Angeln in Sleswik, whence the name of Eng-land (Engle-land) is derived. Önguls-ey, Anglesey in England, Orkn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öngull may be more accurately written as ǫngull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚴᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Niðrst.
- Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)