á-gengt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-gengt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 á-gengt

n. adj. trodden, beaten, of a place or path, Finnb. 336: metaph., e-m verðr á., to be trodden upon; hón byggir her í miðri frændleifð sinni, ok verðr henni því her ekki a., Stj. 613. 2 Kings iv. 13. The mod. use of the phrase e-m verðr á. is to succeed or make progress in a thing.

Runic Inscription

ᛅ-ᚴᛁᚾᚴᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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