Inn-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary - inn-ganga

Meaning of Old Norse word "inn-ganga"

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

Old Norse word inn-ganga can mean:inn-ganga

inn-ganga
u, f. going in, entering, Fms. i. 16, Hom. 51, Niðrst. 9; inngöngu-leyfi, leave to enter, Fms. ii. 160; mánaða inngöngur, the entrance, beginning of a month, Rb. 56; kirkju-i., a going into church; kvenna-i., the churching of women; klaustr-i., the entering a cloister, as a monk.
inn-ganga
2. an entrance, door-way, Stj. 41.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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