Slöngva

Old Norse Dictionary - slöngva

Meaning of Old Norse word "slöngva" (or slǫngva)

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

slöngva (slǫngva)
ð, to sling; see slyngja.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, slöngva may be more accurately written as slǫngva.

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


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