Gan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gan" in Norwegian.

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

gan
gan, n. Gaben, Raaben, Skrig; skemmu-mey Ingibjargar konungdóttur hafðigengit þenna dag til hallarinnar, oker hún kom nærri höllinni, sá hún þettahit mikla tröll, hljóp hón þá aptr tilskemmunnar með ópi ok miklu ganiFld. III, 1777; þessir menn fara meðhlátri ok gani (&vl gapi, glaum, gems)Nj. 137 (2201).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᚿ
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:

n.
Neutrum.

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