Mót-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mót-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mót-gangr

m. a going against, Fms. v. 189, vii. 280, Sturl. iii. 3; mótgangs maðr, an opponent, ii. 185, Fb. i. 512:—adversity, mod.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᛏ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
opp
opposed to.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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