Definitions
Definitions
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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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
göng
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).