Gagna
Old Norse Dictionary - gagna
Meaning of Old Norse word "gagna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gagna
- að, to help, be of use to one, Bs. i. 799; ok lætr sér vel gagna, 655 xxxii: reflex. to avail, be of use, Bs. ii. 141, 143, Vígl. 30, Dipl. i. 6, Jm. 20.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Jm.
- Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)