Til-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary - til-gangr

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-gangr"

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

Old Norse word til-gangr can mean:til-gangr

til-gangr
m. circumstances, grounds, shewing how a thing comes to pass; vígit ok allan þann tilgang, Þórð. 69; er löng frásaga um málaferli þessi ok tilganga, Sturl. i. 10; segir honum tilgang sinnar þarkvámu, Fms. ii. 197, Sturl. iii. 155, Sks. 587.
til-gangr
II. recourse; at oss sé t., at várr hlutr sé réttr, Ísl. ii. 141.
til-gangr
III. mod. intention.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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