Angi

Old Norse Dictionary - angi

Meaning of Old Norse word "angi" in English.

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

angi Old Norse word can mean:

angi: a, m. [Norse angie].

angi: I. sweet odour; þvílíkan ilm ok anga sem cedrus, Stj. 73, etc.

angi: II. [cp. A. S. anga = aculeus, stimulus], a spine or prickle, in the phrase, þetta mál hefir anga, has a sting, is not good to touch, BS. ii. 52. Now often used in pl. and used of a sprout, fibre in fruits or plants; metaph. a spoilt boy is called angi, ‘a pickle:’ as to the root, cp. öngull, hamus, and the English angle: angilja, u, f. is, according to Björn, one of the bones of a fish.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

etc.: et cetera.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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