Ungi

Old Norse Dictionary - ungi

Meaning of Old Norse word "ungi" in English.

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

ungi
a, m. the young of a bird (Lat. pullus), Grág. ii. 347, Fms. vi. 153; fleygir ungar, Hom. 89; álku-ungi, Fs. 180; hænu-ungi, álptar-ungi, hrafns-ungi: also barns-ungi, dimin. a little child, chicken.

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

Abbreviations used:

dimin.
diminutive.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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