Kengr

Old Norse Dictionary - kengr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kengr" in English.

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

kengr: m. [cp. Shell. keeng = a brook; North. E. and Dutch kink = a creek, fold; mod. Engl. kink or twist in a rope]:—a horseshoe-formed crook of metal, Safn 67, 84, Munk. 103, hurðar kengr; Vm. 56 (of a bell): a bend, bight, en köttrinn beygði kenginn, Edda (Ub.) ii. 285; beygja sik í keng, to crouch; þó var upp ór kryppu kengr, Skíða R. 8: a nickname, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

Ub.: Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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