Yfirgangr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirgangr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirgangr" in Norwegian.

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

yfirgangr: yfirgangr, m. 1) = yfirferð 1, yfirför 1;náði Ó. þvílíkum yfirgang (dvs. fik O. Ad-gang til at fare frem hvor) sem hannvildi Fm. X, 23727. 2) Fremgang hvor-ved en overvinder alle Hindringer ogbringer alt til at bøie sig under hansMagt og Indflydelse; þá er konungr sásik svá miklu fram koma í yfirgangisínum, þá stýrir hann afar miklu liðitil Miklagarðs Mar. 14126; hvé lengiætlar þú at kapp þeirra Haukdœla okyfirgangr muni vera svá mikill? Gísl.117; þeir brœðr - váro óeirðarmennmiklir um kvennafar ok höfðu því svámikinn yfirgang, at fáir treystust atganga í mót þeirra vilja Ljósv. 113. 3) voldsomt Overmod; mods. hógværiHeilag. II, 51217; hann setr aptr sonusína at geysingom öllum ok yfirgangiFm. XI, 8113 (jvf Jómsv. 6517). 4) Un- dertrykkelse; var um þeirra æfi í Noregisultr ok seyra ok hverskyns íllr yfir-gangr Fm. X, 38527 (Ágr. 202); allirvildu heldr þjóna Magnúsi frjálsligaen þola lengr Danskra ofsa ok yfir-gang Fm. VI, 263; þær hinar miklukonur (nl. af risa ætt) veittu því folkimikinn yfirgang ok úmakan Flat. I,39728.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᚵᛆᚿᚵᚱ
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:

gr.: græft.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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