Kringja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kringja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kringja" in English.

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

kringja Old Icelandic word can mean:

kringja
(-da, -dr), v.
kringja
1) to encircle, surround (Birkibeinar kringdu bæinn þegar); usually with prep. ‘um’ (þeir kringdu um kirkjuna);
kringja
2) to go round (kringið um borgina).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ

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