Gengr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gengr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gengr" in Norwegian.

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

gengr: gengr, adj. 1) i Stand til at gaa; þó athann sé gengr ördrag eða lengra Grág.31317; svá afllítill, at hann var íllagengr Fm. VII, 20823. 2) gangbar,gyldig; dœma vitni gild ok geng DN.I, 25521. 3) paa hvilken man kan gaa; vegr vel gengr Barl. 7012; íss var áánni ok ekki gengr Bp. I, 3566; upers. mannigi vas or húsi út gengt Heilag.I, 21810; í einom stað vas til gengtHeilag. I, 22630; eiga lítt heimangengt dvs. have ondt for at kommehjemmefra, Fbr. 1728.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᚿᚵᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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