Göngull

Old Norse Dictionary - göngull

Meaning of Old Norse word "göngull" (or gǫngull)

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

göngull (gǫngull)
adj. strolling; mér verðr göngult, Lv. 33; nær-göngull, near-going, exacting; hús-göngull, strolling from house to house.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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