Gangdaga-þing
Old Norse Dictionary - gangdaga-þing
Meaning of Old Norse word "gangdaga-þing"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gangdaga-þing
- n. a meeting during Rogation-week, FmS. vii. 217, 347. In all these compds spelt variously ‘gagn-’ or ‘gang-.’ The word Gangdagar is undoubtedly borrowed from the A. S.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛏᛅᚴᛅ-ᚦᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)