Gata

Old Norse Dictionary - gata

Meaning of Old Norse word "gata" in English.

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

gata Old Norse word can mean:

gata: u, f. [Ulf. gatva = πλατεια; Old Engl. and Scot. gate = way; O. H. G. gaza, mod. gasse; Swed. gata; Dan. gade]:—prop. a thoroughfare (cp. gat above), but generally a way, path, road, Nj. 75, Grág. i. 89, 93, Fms. ix. 519, Ld. 44, Ver. 21, passim; á götu e-s, in one’s way, Blas. 40; þótt slíkir sveinar væri á götu minni, Nj. 182; alla götu, as adv. ‘algates,’ always; ek hefi verit alla götu (throughout) lítill skörungr, Bs. i. 297, Stj. 119, 164, 188, 194, 252; götur Guðs, the ways of God, Post. 656 C. 14; gata til Guðs, 655 iv. 1; ryðja götu fyrir e-m, to clear the road for one, Hom. 146; búa götu e-s, 625. 96. Mark i. 2: the name of a farm, Fær.; Götu-skeggjar, m. pl. the name of a family in the Faroes, Ld., Fær.; reið-gata, a riding road; skeið-gata, a race-course; hlemmi-gata, a broad open road; fjár-götur, a sheep path; snið-gata, a zigzag path; kross-götur, four cross roads, for popular tales about them vide Ísl. Þjóðs.

gata: COMPDS: gatnamót, götubreidd, götugarðr, götunisti, götuskarð, götustigr, götuþjófr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

Scot.: Scottish.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

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