Af-ganga
Old Norse Dictionary - af-ganga
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-ganga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-ganga can mean:af-ganga
- af-ganga
- u, f. surplus, Fms. iii. 208, v. l.
- af-ganga
- II. deviation, digression, Skálda 203.
- af-ganga
- COMPD: afgöngudagr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)