Austrvegs-konungar

Old Norse Dictionary - austrvegs-konungar

Meaning of Old Norse word "austrvegs-konungar" in English.

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

austrvegs-konungar
m. pl. the three kings or Magi (‘wise men’) from the east, Stj. 16; a king of Russia, Fms. x. 397.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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