Mót-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary - mót-ganga

Meaning of Old Norse word "mót-ganga"

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

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

mót-ganga
u, f. resistance, Fms. v. 37, vi. 30; mótgöngu-maðr, an antagonist, Sturl. i. 75, Hkr. iii. 104.
mót-ganga
II. a going to a meeting, N. G. l. ii. 244, D. N.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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