Berserksgangr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - berserksgangr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "berserksgangr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

berserksgangr
berserksgangr, m. det Raseri, som til sineTider overgik Berserkerne Grett. 4018,og som beskrives Yngl. 6; Eg. 67; Vatsd.46; Eb. 25. Skjøndt de kunde over-faldes deraf mod deres Vilje, saa atden var dem en Plage, hvorfra de ønskedesig befriede (Vatsd. 37), var dog ber-serksgangr paa Island efter Grág. I,23 belagt med Straf af fjörbaugsgarðr.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚱᛋᚽᚱᚴᛋᚵᛆᚿᚵᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.
Masculin.

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