Hangandi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hangandi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hangandi" in Norwegian.

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

hangandi: hangandi, m. Fossefald som styrter lodret ned fra et med Overdelen fremover lu-dende Fjeld. Med denne Betydning fore-kommer Ordet i Hangandaborg (= lat. Aqua pendens, ital. Aqua pendente)Symb. 21 (jvf Anm. 84 s. 43; og deraf har ogsaa Gaarden Honganvik (dvs. Hang-andavík) i Saude Sogn, Ryfylke faaet sit Navn; jvf Hengiforsá Landn. 4, 2(24219. 24410); Kaalund II, 224 fg

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚵᛆᚿᚦᛁ
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:

ital.: italiensk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.