Kvánga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvánga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛅᚾᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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