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.)