Ganga

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

ganga Old Icelandic word can mean:

ganga

I)

ganga

(geng; gekk, gengum; genginn), v.

ganga

1) to walk (reið jarl, en Karkr gekk);

ganga

2) to go;

ganga

~ heim, to go home;

ganga

~ braut, to go away;

ganga

~ til hvílu, to go to bed;

ganga

~ á skip, to go on board;

ganga

~ af skipi, to go ashore;

ganga

with infin., ~ sofa or at sofa, to go to sleep;

ganga

~ at eiga konu, to marry a woman;

ganga

3) to go about grazing, to graze (kálfrinn gekk í túni um sumarit);

ganga

4) of a ship, to run, sail (gekk skipit brátt út á haf);

ganga

5) to stretch out, extend, project (nes mikit gekk í sæ út);

ganga

6) of report, tales, to be current (litlar sögur megu ~ af hesti mínum);

ganga

7) to prevail;

ganga

gekk þaðan af í Englandi Valska, thereafter the French tongue prevailed in E.;

ganga

8) of money, to be current (peningar þeir, sem nú ~);

ganga

of laws, to be valid (þau lög, er gengu á Uppsalaþingi);

ganga

of sickness, plague, famine, to rage (þá gekk landfarsótt, drepsótt, hallæri);

ganga

9) to go on, last (gnustu þá saman vápnin, ok gekk þat um hríð);

ganga

impers., gekk því lengi, so it went on for a long while;

ganga

10) láta ~ e-t, to let go on;

ganga

láta höggin ~, to rain blows;

ganga

Birkibeinar létu ~ lúðrana, blew the trumpets vigorously;

ganga

11) to succeed;

ganga

ef þat gengr eigi, if that will not do;

ganga

impers., svá þykt, at þeim gekk þar eigi at fara, so close, that they could not go on there;

ganga

þeim gekk ekki fyrir nesit, they could not clear the ness;

ganga

12) to turn out, go in a specified way;

ganga

~ andæris, to go all wrong;

ganga

mart gengr verr en varir, many a thing goes worse than is looked for;

ganga

gekk þeim lítt atsókinn, they made little progress with the attack;

ganga

impers., e-m gengr vel (illa), one fares (goes on, gets on) well (badly);

ganga

13) with acc., ~ e-n á bak, to force one to go backwards (harm gengr bjöninn á bak);

ganga

14) with dat., to discharge (gekk bann þá blóði);

ganga

15) with preps. and adverbs:

ganga

~ af e-u, to depart from, leave (þá gekk af honum móðrinn);

ganga

~ af vitinu, to go out of one’s wits;

ganga

~ af trú sinni, to apostatize;

ganga

to pass (síðan gengu af páskarnir);

ganga

to go off (gekk þegar af höfuðit);

ganga

to be left as surplus (þat er af skuldinni gekk);

ganga

nú gengr honum hey af, now he has some hay left;

ganga

~ af sér, to go to extremities, to go beyond oneself (mjök ~ þeir fóstbrœðr nú af sé);

ganga

~ aptr, to revert (return) to the former proprietor (síðan gengu þau lönd aptr undir Árna);

ganga

to be void, annulled (þá skal kaup aptr ~);

ganga

of a ghost, to walk again; of a door, to close, shut (gekk eigi aptr hurðin);

ganga

~ at e-m, to attack one;

ganga

~ at e-u, to agree to, accept a choice or offer (Flosi gekk fljótt at þessu öllu); to fit (skaltu fá mér lukla þá, sem ~ at kistum yðrum);

ganga

~ á e-t, to encroach upon (~ á ríki e-s); to break (~ á orð sín, eiða, grið, sættir, trygðir); to pierce, penetrate;

ganga

hann var í panzara, er ekki gekk á, that was proof against any weapons;

ganga

~ á vald e-s or e-m, ~ á hönd (hendr) e-m, to submit to, give oneself up to, surrender to one;

ganga

~ á bak e-u, to contravene;

ganga

~ eptir e-u, to go for, go to fetch (göngum heim eptir verðinu); to pursue, claim;

ganga

~ eptir, to prove true, be fulfilled (þetta gekk allt eptir, sem m. sagði fyrir);

ganga

~ frá e-u, to part with, lose (sumir munu ~ frá öllu fénu);

ganga

~ fram, to step forward;

ganga

~ fram vel, to go forward bravely, in a battle;

ganga

to come to pass, come into execution (skal þess bíða, er þetta gengr fram);

ganga

to increase (fé Hall gerðar gekk fram ok gørðist allmikit);

ganga

to depart this life (H. bóndi gengr fram til frænda sinna);

ganga

~ fyrir e-n, to present oneself before one (~ fyrir konung);

ganga

~ fyrir e-u, to take charge of, manage (var þar mart fólk, en húsbóndi gekk svá fyrir, at ekkert skorti); to yield to, be swayed by (hann gekk þá fyrir fortölum hennar);

ganga

~ í gegn e-m, to set oneself against one;

ganga

~ í gegn e-u, to confess, acknowledge;

ganga

maðr gengr í gegn, at á braut kveðst tekit hafa, the man confessed and said that he had taken it away;

ganga

~ í mál, to undertake a case;

ganga

~ með e-m (of a woman), to marry;

ganga

~ með barni, to be with child;

ganga

~ með burði (of animals), to be with young;

ganga

~ með e-u, to assist in, plead (~ með máli, bónorði);

ganga

~ milli (á m., í m.), to go between, intercede;

ganga

~ móti (á m., í m.) e-m, to go to meet one;

ganga

~ móti e-u, to resist, oppose;

ganga

to confess, = ~ í gegn, ~ við e-u;

ganga

~ nær e-m, to be troublesome to one (þótti hón œrit nær ~ Þórgerði);

ganga

~ e-m nær, to approach, come near to one (sá hefir á brott komizt, er næst gekk Gunnari um alla hluti);

ganga

~ saman, to marry;

ganga

of an agreement, bargain, to be brought about;

ganga

saman gekk kaupit með þeim, they came to a bargain;

ganga

~ sundr (í s.), to go asunder, part;

ganga

~ til, to go up to a thing (gangit til ok hyggit at); of the wind, to veer (veðrit gekk til útsuðrs);

ganga

e-m gengr e-t til e-s, one has some reason for doing a thing;

ganga

en þat gekk mér til þess (that was my reason), at ek ann þér eigi;

ganga

hversu hefir ykkr til gengit, how have you fared?

ganga

Loka gekk lítt til, it fared ill with L.;

ganga

~ um e-t, to go about a thing;

ganga

~ um beina, to wait upon guests;

ganga

~ um sættir, to go between, as peacemaker;

ganga

~ um e-n, to befall, happen to one (þess, er um margan gengr guma); of the wind, to go round, veer (gekk um veðrit ok styrmdi at þeim); to manage (fékk hón svá um gengit, at);

ganga

~ undan, to escape to absent oneself;

ganga

g. undir e-t, to take upon oneself, undertake (a duty);

ganga

~ undir e-n, to subject oneself to;

ganga

~ upp, to be wasted (of money);

ganga

to get loose, to he torn loose (þeir glímdu svá at upp gengu stokkar allir á húsinu);

ganga

of a storm, gale, to get up, rise (veðr gekk upp);

ganga

of an ice-bound river, áin var gengin upp, swollen with ice;

ganga

~ við staf, to walk with a stick;

ganga

~ við e-u or e-t, to avow;

ganga

~ yfir e-t, to go beyond, disregard (hann vildi eigi ~ yfir þat, er hann vissi réttast);

ganga

~ yfir e-n, to overcome, to befall, happen to one;

ganga

slíkt sem yfir hefir gengit, all that has happened;

ganga

eitt skal yfir okkr ~, we shall share one fate;

ganga

16) refl., ~st.

ganga

II)

ganga

f.

ganga

1) walking (hann mœddist í göngu);

ganga

vera í göngu, to be on foot, to walk;

ganga

2) course (~ tungls, vinds).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary