Kringja

Old Norse Dictionary - kringja

Meaning of Old Norse word "kringja" in English.

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

kringja Old Norse word can mean:

kringja: ð, usually with prep. um, kringja um e-t, to encircle, surround, or, kringja umhverfis, id.; but also singly, with acc., þeir höfðu kringt svá um konung, Fms. viii. 67; þeir kringðu um kirkjuna, ix. 469; at eldr kringi umhverfis höfin, Sks. 205; kringdr umhverfis, id.; kappar Heinreks höfðu kringt um mik, Bær. 16; kringði Haraldr konungr með sinni fylking á bak jarli, Fms. vi. 407; Birkibeinar kringðu (surrounded) bæinn þegar, ix. 311: milit. to outflank, vér skulum hafa fylking langa svá at þeir kringi eigi um oss, Hkr. i. 150, Fms. vii. 178.

kringja: 2. absol. to go round; hann gekk it efra fyrir innan fjall, ok kringði svá inn til Alreksstaða, Fms. viii. 354; kringit um borgina, go round the town (of Jericho), Stj. 359, Karl. 134. Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

lit.: literally.

milit.: military.

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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