Tangi

Old Norse Dictionary - tangi

Meaning of Old Norse word "tangi" in English.

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

tangi Old Norse word can mean:

tangi: a, m. [A. S. tange; North. E. tang], a spit of land, a point projecting into the sea or river (but tunga when two rivers meet); á tanganum nessins, Eb. 12; er skipit kom fram fyrir tangann, Ísl. ii. 99; eyrar-tangi, see eyrr: in Icel. local nameS.

tangi: 2. the pointed end by which the blade is driven into the handle; sverðit brast í tanganum, Valla l. 213; lagði hón klæði um tangann ok togaði, of a knife, BS. i. 385.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

North. E.: Northern English.

S.: Saga.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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