Engils-nes

Old Norse Dictionary - engils-nes

Meaning of Old Norse word "engils-nes" in English.

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

engils-nes
n. the ness of Achaia; ? the Peloponnesus; Achaia-landi, þat köllu vér Engilsnes, Post. 252, v. l. 4, cp. Orkn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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