Þengill

Old Norse Dictionary - þengill

Meaning of Old Norse word "þengill"

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

Old Norse word þengill can mean:þengill

þengill
m. [A. S. þengel, from þing], prop. captain of a þing (?), a king, prince, only in poets, Edda i. 516, Hkv. 1. 22, Skv. 1. 25; manna-þengill, the peace-maker of man, of Heimdal, Gm.; stól-þengill, FmS. vi. (in a verse).
þengill
II. a pr. name, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
m.
masculine.
prop.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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