Rang-æskr

Old Norse Dictionary - rang-æskr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rang-æskr" in English.

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

rang-æskr: adj. and Rangæingar, m. pl. the men from the county Rangár-vellir in Icel.: Rang-á, f. the Rang-water, i. e. the ‘wrong, crooked water’ (?), prob. thus called from the angle or bend near Oddi, for in old times the Thwerá was but a small tributary river until the Markarfljót broke into its bed; cp. Dan. Wrange-bek, Dipl. Arnam. i. 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

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