Langa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - langa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "langa" in Norwegian.

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

langa
langa, v. (að) upers. langar e-n til e-sdvs. en længes efter noget: mik langarekki til þess Flat. I, 8610; sá dagr,er oss hefir langat til Fm. VIII, 22028;gerist nú þegar gleði mikil í folkiguðs svá, at langar til bardagans Heilag.I, 69617; jvf Fm. VII, 2810 &vl; men ogsaa pers. langa til e-s dvs. længesefter noget: þóttist hann ok spurt hafa,at Orkneyjingar mundi lítt langa til,at hann kœmi vestr þangat Fm. VII,12811; nú er sá dagr kominn, er vérhöfum allir langat til Fm. VIII, 22019.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚿᚵᛆ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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