Gangr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - gangrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "gangr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
gangr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- gangr
- (gen. gangs), m.
- gangr
- 1) walking (vera á gangi); motion, activity of any kind (þá var hvert járn á gangi);
- gangr
- 2) pace, pacing (temja hesta við gang ok hlaup);
- gangr
- 3) course (~ himintungla);
- gangr
- 4) prevailing, being in vogue;
- gangr
- hafa mikinn gang, to be much in vogue;
- gangr
- heldr er vaxandi ~ at þeim, they (viz. the dreams) were rather on the increase;
- gangr
- svá mikill ~ var orðinn at eldinum, the fire had got to such a height.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚾᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
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