Fót-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary - fót-ganga

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

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

fót-ganga
u, f., in fótgöngu-lið, n. host of footmen, Stj. 450, Fms. x. 139; fótgöngu-herr, m. id., Hkr. i. 216, Stj. 456; fótgöngu-menn, m. pl. id., Fms. vi. 413, Stj. 285.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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