Þengill

Old Norse Dictionary - þengill

Meaning of Old Norse word "þengill" in English.

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

þengill Old Norse word can mean:

þengill: m. [A. S. þengel, from þing], prop. captain of a þing (?), a king, prince, only in poets, Edda i. 516, Hkv. 1. 22, Skv. 1. 25; manna-þengill, the peace-maker of man, of Heimdal, Gm.; stól-þengill, FmS. vi. (in a verse).

þengill: II. a pr. name, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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