Strengr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - strengrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "strengr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
strengr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- strengr
- (-jar or -s; pl. -ir, gen. -ja), m.
- strengr
- 1) string, cord, rope (strengir til at festa með hús); þeir ristu í strengi feldi sína, they cut their cloaks into strips;
- strengr
- 2) anchor-cable; drekinn flaut um strengi, rode at anchor; liggja um strengi, to lie at anchor;
- strengr
- 3) bow-string, = boga~;
- strengr
- 4) string of an instrument (glumðu strengir);
- strengr
- 5) narrow channel of water, swift current (slyðrur nökkurar rak ofan eptir strengnum).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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