Spor-ganga
Old Norse Dictionary - spor-ganga
Meaning of Old Norse word "spor-ganga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spor-ganga
- u, f. (cp. ganga í spor e-m), backing, assistance; veita e-m fylgð ok sporgöngu, Eb. 112. sporgöngu-maðr, m. a ‘step-goer,’ follower, Fas. iii. 46, Eb. 112, Bs. i. 766: a persecutor, grimmir sporgöngumenn, 623. 35.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚢᚱ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)