Öngur
Old Norse Dictionary - öngur
Meaning of Old Norse word "öngur" (or ǫngur)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öngur (ǫngur)
- f. pl. straits; aldri fyrr kom hann ór þvílíkum öngum, Karl. 196; hann þóttisk ór öngum aka, Bjarn. 52; ór löngum muns öngum, out of long anxiety of mind, anguish, Hallfred: so in the mod. phrase, vera í öngum sínum, to be depressed in mind.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öngur may be more accurately written as ǫngur.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚴᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)