Kringr

Old Norse Dictionary - kringr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kringr" in English.

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

kringr: adj. easy; svá var honum kringr skáldskapr sem öðrum mönnum mál sitt, verse-making was as easy to him as speaking to other men, Fb. ii. 135: neut., e-m er e-t kringt, a thing is easy to him, he is adroit in it; mun þér kringra at hafa ljósa-verk at búi þínu, enn …, Nj. 185; jafn-kringt, equally smooth, Karl. 108, Sks. 381.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

neut.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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