Þöngull

Old Norse Dictionary - þöngull

Meaning of Old Norse word "þöngull" (or þǫngull) in English.

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

þöngull Old Norse word can mean:

þöngull (þǫngull): m., dat. þöngli, [þang], tangle, sea-weed, Fms. vi. 376; þönglar stórir lágu í fjörunni í leirinum, Sveinn greip upp einn þöngulinn, Orkn. 336, passim.

þöngull (þǫngull): 2. as a nickname, Landn.

þöngull (þǫngull): COMPDS: þönglabakki, þöngulshöfuð.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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