Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvánga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 kvánga

að,

2 kvánga

I. act. to make a man marry; eigi á faðir-eða móðir at kvánga son sinn eðr gipta dóttur sína með meira fé heiman en slíkt komi á hlut þeirra er eptir eru, ef þá væri erfðum skipt, N. G. L. i. 81; this form however is not usual; but,

3 kvánga

II. reflex. kvángask, to marry, take a wife, of a man, (but giptast, to be given away, of a woman), Nj. 39, Ísl. ii. 214; ef karlmaðr kvángask en kona giptisk fyrir útan frænda ráð, N. G. L. ii. 77, passim: part. kvángaðr, married, Eg. 83, Nj. 88, passim.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

kvánga

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "kvánga" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

act.: active.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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