Fang

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fang

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fang" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

fang Old Icelandic word can mean:

fang: n.

fang: 1) grasp, hold;

fang: fá ~ á e-m or af e-m, to get hold of one (fekk engi þeirra ~ á mér);

fang: sá þeir, at þeir fengu ekki ~ at Erlingi, they saw that they could not catch H.;

fang: 2) wrestling, grappling (taka ~ við e-n, ganga til ~s);

fang: ganga á ~ við e-n, ganga í ~ e-m, to grapple with one, provoke one;

fang: ~s er ván at frekum úlfi, it is hard to deal with a hungry wolf;

fang: 3) the space between the arms, the breast and arms;

fang: kom spjótit í ~ honum, the spear pierced his breast;

fang: reka í ~ e-m, to throw in one’s face;

fang: hafa e-t í ~i sér, to hold in one’s arms, to have in one’s power;

fang: taka í ~ sér, to take into one’s arms (tók manninn í ~ sér ok bar út);

fang: fœrast e-t í ~, to undertake a thing, take upon oneself;

fang: fœrast e-t ór ~i, to throw off, refuse;

fang: 4) catching fish, fishing;

fang: halda (fara) til ~s, to go a-fishing; take, catch, draught (~ þat, er þeir áttu báðir);

fang: 5) fœtus in sheep and cows (ef graðungr eltir ~ ór kú);

fang: 6) pl., föng, baggage, luggage;

fang: föng ok fargögn, luggage and carriage, provisions (öll vóru föng hin beztu);

fang: borð með hinum beztum föngum, a table with the best of cheer;

fang: 7) pl. means, opportunily;

fang: engi föng eru önnur á, there is no other choice;

fang: hafa föng á e-u, to be enabled to do a thing (höfðu eigi föng á at reka langt flóttann);

fang: af (eptir) föngum, to the best of one’s power, according to one’s means.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚾᚴ

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

e-m: einhverjum.

e-t: eitthvat.

pl.: plural.

e-u: einhverju.

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