Göngu-lið

Meaning of Old Norse word "göngu-lið" (or gǫngu-lið)

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

göngu-lið (gǫngu-lið)

n., collect. footmen, Bær. 17.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, göngu-lið may be more accurately written as gǫngu-lið.

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