Yfir-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Yfir-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 yfir-gangr

m. a passing through, Fms. x. 237.

2 yfir-gangr

2. overbearing conduct, tyranny, Fms. ii. 183, vi. 26, xi. 81, Gísl. 11, Lv. 1, passim; íllr y., an evil, plague, Fms. x. 385.

3 yfir-gangr

COMPDS: yfirgangsmaðr, yfirgangssamr.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
sing
singular.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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