Venzl

Old Norse Dictionary - venzl

Meaning of Old Norse word "venzl" in English.

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

venzl Old Norse word can mean:

venzl: n. pl. [vandi], relationship (ties of blood or affinity); fyrir venzla sakir, Nj. 79; er hann þó í venzlum við oss bundinn, Boll. 354; fyrir frændsemis sökum ok margra annarra venzla, Orkn. 452; at ek sé þar í meirum venzlum enn aðrir menn, Lv. 78; at hann mundi allítils virða við Sverri venzl né vígslur, Fms. viii. 266; ek vil biðja hennar mér til eigin-konu, ok staðfesta svá við yðr venzl með vináttu, Fas. iii. 59; þeim mönnum er minni venzl mundi á, Ó. T. 7.

venzl: COMPDS: venzlalauss, venzlamaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

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