Röng

Old Norse Dictionary - röng

Meaning of Old Norse word "röng" (or rǫng) in English.

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

röng (rǫng): f., gen. rangar, pl. rengr, qs. vröng; [thus called from the curved form; from rangr, q. v.]:—a rib in a ship; nú ef brestr ór byrði eðr borði eðr brotnar röng, n. G. l. ii. 81 (Jb. 147); ristin röng, Fms. vi. (in a verse); bifask rengr í röstum, vii. 49, freq. in mod. usage: poët. ranga-jór, -hjörtr, the rib-steed, rib-stag, i. e. a ship.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, röng may be more accurately written as rǫng.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gen.: genitive.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

qs.: quasi.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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