Vingask

Old Norse Dictionary - vingask

Meaning of Old Norse word "vingask" in English.

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

vingask Old Norse word can mean:

vingask: að, dep. to make friends; in vingask við e-n, to enter into friendship, friendly intercourse or relation with a person, Eg. 42, 175, Fms. viii. 214, x. 298; vingask til e-s, viii. 108.

vingask: II. part. vingaðr, in friendly relations; vel vingaðr veð lenda menn, Hkr. ii. 48: well-liked, var hann svá vingaðr af mörgum manni, at …, Fms. xi. 277; hann átti ok vel vingat við höfðingja innan-lands, vi. 397: friendly, well-disposed, iv. 87.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

part.: participle.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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