Hanga

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hanga

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hanga" in English.

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

hanga Old Icelandic word can mean:

hanga
(hangi; hékk, héngum; hanginn), v.
hanga
1) to hang, be suspended (hvers manns alvæpni hékk yfir rúmi hans);
hanga
2) to cling to, hang fast to; weak pret. (hangdi naðran á lifrinni);
hanga
3) to be hanged (gengr þú at ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

pret.
preterite.

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