Um-kringing

Old Norse Dictionary - um-kringing

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

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

um-kringing: f. a surrounding; umkringingar mál = periphrasis, Skálda.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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