Angan

Old Norse Dictionary - angan

Meaning of Old Norse word "angan" in English.

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

angan
f. sweet odour; angan Friggjar, the love of Frigga, Vsp. 54; some MSS. read angantýr, the sweetheart, husband of Frigga.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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