Á-gengt
Old Norse Dictionary - á-gengt
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-gengt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚴᛁᚾᚴᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)