Ganga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ganga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ganga" in Norwegian.

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

ganga: ganga, f. 1) Gaaen, Gang (saaledes at derved er lagt mere eller mindre Vægtpaa, at der tales om en Bevægelse til-fods); fá göngu sína dvs. saa Evnen, blive i Stand til at gaa, Bp. I, 22531;vóru þeir flestir í göngu dvs. tilfods, Sturl. I, 26013; ef hann mœddist ígöngu dvs. af at gaa, Sturl. I, 15613;vér letjumst nú nökot só til gönguDN. VIII, 11315; vöxtr mínn er íþrotnan ok þyngist heldr gangan Ljósv. 2291; taka á sik göngu dvs. begynde at gaa, give sig paa Vandring, Korm.18210; tók hann á sik göngu ok fórtil þess er - Fbr. 10113; gera göngusína til e-s Heilag. II, 59411; Marius- leiddi þá fulla göngu upp í hólinn Pr. 3158; vera saman í göngu dvs. gaa sammen, Band. 322; Frs. 8517; vera í göngu,göngunni með e-m dvs. være i Følge med en, Laxd. 73 (20923); DN. II, 15618;þessi var skipan á göngu konungsinstil kirkju Fm. X, 1514; í göngu þeirri(dvs. i den Procession), er alþýða gékkmeð krossum Heilag. I, 38921; þar erþriggja daga ganga eptir endilangriborginni dvs. saa langt, at man behøver 3 Dage til at gaa &c. Hb. 819. 2) Be- vægelse, Fart i Alm. ganga tungls, vindsSE. I, 5621. 9212; ganga sólarinnarRimb. 64 a22. (322). 64 b21. 32 (3212. 19).67 a7 (3721).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᚿᚵᛆ
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:

Alm.: Almindelighev.

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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