Gangast

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gangast

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gangast" in English.

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

gangast Old Icelandic word can mean:

gangast
v. refl. to be altered, to change, of tradition (~ í munni);
gangast
láta e-t ~, to waive, give up;
gangast
e-m gengst hugr við, is moved to compassion by something (þá gekst Þorgerdi hugr við harmatölur hans);
gangast
~ at, to engage in a fight (þeir gengust at lengi);
gangast
~ á, to be set off against one another (á gengust vígin húskarlanna); to dash against one another;
gangast
á gengust eiðar, the oaths were broken;
gangast
~ nær, to come to close quarters;
gangast
~ við, to gain strength: áðr en við gengist hans bæn, before his prayer should be fulfilled;
gangast
E. hafði mikit við gengizt um menntir, E. had much improved himself in good breeding.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
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