Gang-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary - gang-dagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gang-dagr" in English.

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

gang-dagr Old Norse word can mean:

gang-dagr
freq. spelt by metath. Gagn-dagr, m. [A. S. Gang-däg], the Rogation-days, called ‘Ganging days’ from the practice of going in procession round the boundaries on those days, K. Þ. K., Rb., N. G. l. passim: the 25th of April is called Gangdagrinn eini, the minor Rogation-day, K. Þ. K. 106, Rb. 46, 544; in pl., Grág. i. 325, FmS. vii. 228, N. G. l. i. 24, 348, K. Þ. K. 102, vide BS. ii. 247.
gang-dagr
COMPDS: Gangdagahelgr, Gangdagavika, Gangdagaþing.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metath.
metathesis.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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