Þöngull
Old Norse Dictionary - þöngull
Meaning of Old Norse word "þöngull" (or þǫngull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þöngull can mean:þöngull
- þöngull (þǫngull)
- m., dat. þöngli, [þang], tangle, sea-weed, Fms. vi. 376; þönglar stórir lágu í fjörunni í leirinum, Sveinn greip upp einn þöngulinn, Orkn. 336, passim.
- þöngull (þǫngull)
- 2. as a nickname, Landn.
- þöngull (þǫngull)
- COMPDS: þönglabakki, þöngulshöfuð.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þöngull may be more accurately written as þǫngull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚾᚴᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)