Langa

Old Norse Dictionary - langa

Meaning of Old Norse word "langa"

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

Old Norse word langa can mean:langa

langa
að, to long for:
langa
1. impers. ‘it longs me,’ I long for; mik langar ekki til þess, I long not for it, Fms. i. 284; er þá (acc.) langaði ekki til fundar hans, viii. 431; þess er ván at þik muni þangat langa, Fs. 104; þótti þeim nú Kolbeinn aptr kominn ok endrborinn er þá langaði æ eptir, Sturl. iii. 269; at Orkneyinga (but Orkneyingar, Fms. vii. 28, Orkn. 142, l. c.) mundi lítt langa til, at hann kæmi vestr þangat, Magn. 446: as also freq. in mod. usage, mig langar í e-ð, I long for a thing, of food; but langar til þess, of other things; mig langar til að fara.
langa
2. personal; ok langaði til hennar burðar allir réttlátir, Hom. 130; allir hinir vitrustu menn lönguðu til hans fundar, Bs. i. 450, Orkn. 142; nú er sá dagr kominn er vér höfum allir (oss hefir alla, v. l.) langat til, Fms. viii. 220; sem þeir höfðu til langat, 655 xx. A. 1.

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

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Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
impers.
impersonal.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pers.
person.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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