Gangdaga-þing

Old Norse Dictionary - gangdaga-þing

Meaning of Old Norse word "gangdaga-þing" in English.

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

gangdaga-þing
n. a meeting during Rogation-week, FmS. vii. 217, 347. In all these compds spelt variously ‘gagn-’ or ‘gang-.’ The word Gangdagar is undoubtedly borrowed from the A. S.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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