Sólar-gangr
Old Norse Dictionary - sólar-gangr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sólar-gangr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sólar-gangr
- m. the sun’s course between sunrise and sunset; en er váraði ok s. var sem mestr, Grett. 113; þá merkðu þeir at sólargangi, at sumarit munaði aptr til vársins, Íb. 7; lítill dagr ok lítill s., Sks. 66.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛚᛅᚱ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Íb.
- Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)