Göngumaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - göngumaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "göngumaðr" (or gǫngumaðr) in Norwegian.

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

göngumaðr (gǫngumaðr): göngumaðr, m. Betler, = húsgangsmaðr.Grg. I, 115. 246. 229 fg; Gísl. 54 fgg; heyrit, hvat göngumaðrinn segir! þúmundir vera barnfóstri mínn, allra staf-karla armastr Harð. 9 (244 jvf 2492515 fg).

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, göngumaðr may be more accurately written as gǫngumaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚯᚿᚵᚢᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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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