Um-fang

Old Norse Dictionary - um-fang

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-fang" in English.

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

um-fang
n. a struggle, Karl. 158, Fb. i. 260, Finnb. 266, Th. 76: a bustle, u. sitt ok raup, Grett. 135 A. umfangs-mikill, adj. unruly, making a great noise, Finnb. 222, Grett. 98 A; u. ok gárungr, 144 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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