Kring
Old Norse Dictionary - kringMeaning of Old Norse word "kring" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kring
- and kringum, adv. [akin or a twin word to kringr, with an initial tenuis]:—round; ganga í krók og í kring, all around, round and round, Fms. ii. 141; hringinn-í-kring, all around; skoða e-ð í krók og í kring:—í kringum, around, with acc.; hann gengr þrysvar rangsælis kringurn valinn, Fas. iii. 337; í kringum hann, Bárð. 180; á alla vega í kringum sik, Fas. i. 105; þú skalt róa í kringum skútuna, Háv. 46; í kringum hallina, Fb. ii. 137.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- adv.
- adverb.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
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