Ganga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ganga

u, f. a walking, Bs. i. 225, Vþm. 8; tóku heyrn daufir, göngu haltir, 625. 82, cp. Matth. xv. 31; nema sýn eðr göngu frá mönnum, Post. 645. 70: the act of walking, Korm. 182, Fms. vi. 325; ganga göngu, to take a walk, Korm. (in a verse):—a course, ganga tungls, the course of the moon, Edda 7; hvata göngunni, id.; ganga vinds, the course of the wind, 15, Rb. 112, 476:—a procession, Fms. x. 15, Fs. 85, Ísl. ii. 251; vera sarnan í göngu, to march together, Band, 11; lögbergis-g., the procession to the hill of laws, Grág. Þ. Þ. ch. 5, Eg. 703; kirkju-g., a going to church; her-g., a war-march; hólm-g., a duel, q. v.; fjall-g., a walk to the fell (to fetch sheep):—of animals, hrossa-g., grazing, pasture for horses, Dipl. v. 14; sauð-g., sheep-pasture: esp. in pl. fetching sheep from the fell-pastures in autumn (fjall-ganga), Grág. ii. 310, cp. Korm. ch. 3, Vd. ch. 44, Vápn. 22; ó-göngur, straits.

2 ganga

COMPDS: göngudrykkja, göngufæri, göngukona, göngulag, göngulið, göngu-maðr, göngumannaerfð, göngumannliga, göngumóðr, göngustafr, göngusveinn.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
absol: absolute, absolutely.
absol.: absolute, absolutely.
acc.: accusative.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
adv: adverb.
begin.: beginning.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
compds.: compounds.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
imperat.: imperative.
impers: impersonal.
impers.: impersonal.
infin.: infinitive.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
medic.: medicinally.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
naut.: nautical.
neg: negative, negatively.
neg.: negative, negatively.
North. E.: Northern English.
opp: opposed to.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pass.: passive, passively.
pers.: person, personal.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
pref.: preface.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
q. v.: quod vide.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
Scot.: Scottish.
sing: singular.
subj.: subjunctive.
suff: suffix.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

A. A.: Antiquitates Americanae. (E. II.)
Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Sl.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Sverr. S.: Sverris Saga. (E. I.)
Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)
Úlf.: Úlfars-rímur.
Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
Vd.: Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)
Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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Ganga

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