For-ganga
Old Norse Dictionary - for-ganga
Meaning of Old Norse word "for-ganga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word for-ganga can mean:for-ganga
- for-ganga
- 1. gékk, [Germ. vergeben], to perish, Ann. 1368, 1412, n. T.
- for-ganga
- 2. u, f. [A. S. fore-gengd], a ‘going before,’ help, Hkr. ii. 122. forgöngu-kona, u, f., Mar., Stj. forgöngu-maðr, m. a guide (either man or woman), leader, Hkr. iii. 103, Th. 15.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)