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Göng

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1 göng gǫng

n. pl. [gangr], a passage, lobby; en ór kastala vóru göng upp í kirkju, Fms. ix. 523: freq. in mod. usage, of a narrow passage, baðstofu-göng, esp. when leading from the door to the sitting-room: metaph., gefa e-m göng, to give one free passage, xi. 283; kunna göng at orostu, to know the ways of fighting, vi. 387.
Orthography

Orthography

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Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

göng

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "göng" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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