Fanginn

Old Norse Dictionary - fanginn

Meaning of Old Norse word "fanginn" in English.

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

fanginn
part. captured, Stj. 71, Ann. 1299, Bs. i. 698: metaph. enticed, Fas. i. 60; cp. ást-fanginn, captured by love, in love.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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