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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