Dengja

Old Norse Dictionary - dengja

Meaning of Old Norse word "dengja" in English.

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

dengja
d, [Swed. dänga], to hammer and so whet a scythe; d. lja, Grág. ii. 211.

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

Abbreviations used:

Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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