Vingask

Old Norse Dictionary - vingask

Meaning of Old Norse word "vingask"

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

Old Norse word vingask can mean:vingask

vingask
að, dep. to make friends; in vingask við e-n, to enter into friendship, friendly intercourse or relation with a person, Eg. 42, 175, Fms. viii. 214, x. 298; vingask til e-s, viii. 108.
vingask
II. part. vingaðr, in friendly relations; vel vingaðr veð lenda menn, Hkr. ii. 48: well-liked, var hann svá vingaðr af mörgum manni, at …, Fms. xi. 277; hann átti ok vel vingat við höfðingja innan-lands, vi. 397: friendly, well-disposed, iv. 87.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.
part.
participle.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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