Yfir-gangr
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-gangr
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-gangr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word yfir-gangr can mean:yfir-gangr
- yfir-gangr
- m. a passing through, Fms. x. 237.
- yfir-gangr
- 2. overbearing conduct, tyranny, Fms. ii. 183, vi. 26, xi. 81, Gísl. 11, Lv. 1, passim; íllr y., an evil, plague, Fms. x. 385.
- yfir-gangr
- COMPDS: yfirgangsmaðr, yfirgangssamr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)