Angist

Old Norse Dictionary - angist

Meaning of Old Norse word "angist" in English.

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

angist Old Norse word can mean:

angist: f. [Lat. angustia; Fr. angoisse; Engl. anguish; Germ, angst], anguish, esp. in theol. writers, Stj. 31, 51, 55, 106, 114.

angist: COMPDS: angistarár, angistarneyð, angistartími.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

theol.: theological, theologically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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