Rengja

Old Norse Dictionary - rengja

Meaning of Old Norse word "rengja" in English.

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

rengja Old Norse word can mean:

rengja: d, qs. vrengja, [Dan. vrænge; Swed. vränga; from rangr]:—to ‘wrong,’ put awry, distort; hann rengdi til augun, Fms. ii. 59; rúnar nam at rísta rengði þær Vingi, W. falsified them, Am. 4.

rengja: II. metaph. as a law term, to dispute, challenge; kvað Eyjólfr sér nú á óvart koma ef þat mætti rengja, if that could be shaken, Nj. 236; rengja mann ór dómi, to challenge a man of the court (jury), Grág. i. 28; at hann hefir rengðan þriðjungs-mann hans ór dómi, 31; ok láta oss ná sjálfa at koma réttindum fyrir oss, fyrr en þeir felli dóm á at rengja, Bs. i. 201.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

Swed.: Swedish.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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