Definitions
Definitions
1 á-gengt
n. adj. trodden, beaten, of a place or path, Finnb. 336: metaph., e-m verðr á., to be trodden upon; hón byggir her í miðri frændleifð sinni, ok verðr henni því her ekki a., Stj. 613. 2 Kings iv. 13. The mod. use of the phrase e-m verðr á. is to succeed or make progress in a thing.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
á-gengt
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "á-gengt" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).