Spor-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spor-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 spor-ganga

u, f. (cp. ganga í spor e-m), backing, assistance; veita e-m fylgð ok sporgöngu, Eb. 112. sporgöngu-maðr, m. a ‘step-goer,’ follower, Fas. iii. 46, Eb. 112, Bs. i. 766: a persecutor, grimmir sporgöngumenn, 623. 35.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᚢᚱ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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