Mis-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-ganga

Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-ganga"

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

mis-ganga
u, f. a going amiss, straying, of cattle, Grág. i. 435, Krók. 37: misconduct, N. G. L. i. 63, Fb. ii. 300: dissent, H. E. i. 528: of the tide, see misgöng.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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