Gangari

Old Norse Dictionary - gangari

Meaning of Old Norse word "gangari"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gangari
a, m. [Dan. and Scot. ganger, a transl. of the mid. Lat. ambulator]:—an ambling nag, a palfrey, Sturl. iii. 117; spelt gangvari in Þiðr. 16, 23; passim in the romances.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. Lat.
middle Latin.
n.
neuter.
Scot.
Scottish.
transl.
translation.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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