Upp-ganga
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-ganga
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-ganga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word upp-ganga can mean:upp-ganga
- upp-ganga
- u, f. a going up, ascending, ascent, Sks. 2; u. í borgina, Fms. x. 238; u. sólar, sunrise, Rb. 472: a going up to land, a going ashore, Eg. 229, 242; veita uppgöngu, Fms. vi. 89; bjóða uppgöngu (in a verse): a boarding a ship, Fms. vii. 235.
- upp-ganga
- 2. a landing-place, a pass, Fær. 162, Grett. 154 B (cp. Dan. opgang).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)