Af-gangr
Old Norse Dictionary - af-gangr
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-gangr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-gangr can mean:af-gangr
- af-gangr
- s, m. surplus, store, Ver. 17, Dipl. v. 10, Fms. iv. 236, K. Þ. K. 163, in the phrase, með afgöngum, to spare, Fms. iii. 108; afgangs, gen. used adverbially, over, to spare, l. c., v. 1.
- af-gangr
- II. decease, death [ganga af, to die], Fas. iii. 596.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)