Af-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary - af-gangr

Meaning of Old Norse word "af-gangr" in English.

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

af-gangr Old Norse word can mean:

af-gangr: s, m. surplus, store, Ver. 17, Dipl. v. 10, Fms. iv. 236, K. Þ. K. 163, in the phrase, með afgöngum, to spare, Fms. iii. 108; afgangs, gen. used adverbially, over, to spare, l. c., v. 1.

af-gangr: II. decease, death [ganga af, to die], Fas. iii. 596.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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