For-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary - for-ganga

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-ganga" in English.

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

for-ganga Old Norse word can mean:

for-ganga: 1. gékk, [Germ. vergeben], to perish, Ann. 1368, 1412, n. T.

for-ganga: 2. u, f. [A. S. fore-gengd], a ‘going before,’ help, Hkr. ii. 122. forgöngu-kona, u, f., Mar., Stj. forgöngu-maðr, m. a guide (either man or woman), leader, Hkr. iii. 103, Th. 15.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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