Vængr

Old Norse Dictionary - vængr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vængr" in English.

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

vængr Old Norse word can mean:

vængr: m., pl. vængir; [A. S. winge; Engl. wing; Dan. vinge; the root word is vega]:—a wing; báða vængi, Grág. ii. 170; breiða vængina út, Al. 21; þessa tvá vængi, 677. 3; enn af hans vængjum kveða vind koma, Vþm. 37; væng;i þeir skóku, Sól. 54; með vængjunum huldi hann landit allt, FmS. viii. 10: the phrase, heyra e-ð undir væng, to hear a thing ‘under the wing,’ i. e. to hear it by a side-wind, hear it whispered.

vængr: II. metaph. the wing of a building, D. n. vi. 84; esp. of a church, ii. 412, 439: a side cloth on the altar, einn væng með strík, B. K. 83; vængir fjórir með dæmum, Pm. 122; vængja-hurð, a double door: a nickname, Orkn.

vængr: COMPDS: vængbrotinn, vængknúi, vængjaþytr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

esp.: especially.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

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

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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