Hófsgangr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hófsgangr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hófsgangr" in Norwegian.

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

hófsgangr: hófsgangr, m. 1) Havnegang med Græs-ning for Heste; sá maðr er gengr útangötu þar, er hann á hvárki horns-gang né hófs Frost. 4, 401. 2) Slagsom Hest tilføier nogen med sin Hov; verðr fyrir hófsgangi eða horns Borg.1, 517; hverr maðr ábyrgist sik viðhornsgangi ok hófs Grág. 37315 (Grg.II, 18820).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚠᛋᚵᛆᚿᚵᚱ
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.