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Rangæskr

lýsingarorðRang-æskr
and Rangæingar, the men from the county Rangár-vellir in : Rang-á, the Rang-water, the ‘wrong, crooked water’ (?), thus called from the angle or bend near Oddi, for in old times the Thwerá was but a small tributary river until the Markarfljót broke into its bed; Wrange-bek, Arnam. i. 22.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • i. e.id est.
  • prob.probably.
  • cp.compare.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Dipl.Diplomatarium. (J. I.)