Drangr

Old Norse Dictionary - drangr

Meaning of Old Norse word "drangr" in English.

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

drangr: m. a lonely up-standing rock, Dipl. v. 23; kletta-drangr, fjall-drangr, etc., freq. in Icel., vide Eggert Itin. 497: many places take their names from these basalt rocks, Drangar (pl.), Drang-ey, Dranga-vík, Dranga-jökull, etc.; in popular lore these rocks were thought to be giants turned into clones, Ísl. Þjóðs.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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