Menga

Old Norse Dictionary - menga

Meaning of Old Norse word "menga" in English.

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

menga: að, [mangr, qs. margr; cp. Engl. mingle, Old Engl. meng]:—to mingle, mix, blend, freq. in mod. usage: in part. mengjaðr, mixed, variegated; blá-mengjaðr, rauð-mengjaðr, mingled with blue, red, D. N.; með mengdu klæði, variegated clothes, v. 102.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

part.: participle.

qs.: quasi.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

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