Anga

Old Norse Dictionary - anga

Meaning of Old Norse word "anga" in English.

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

anga
að, [Norse aanga; Swed. ånga], to give out a sweet scent, odour; ilmr angar mjök sætliga, Mar. Fr.; now freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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