Göng

Old Norse Dictionary - göng

Meaning of Old Norse word "göng" (or gǫng) in English.

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

göng (gǫng)
n. pl. [gangr], a passage, lobby; en ór kastala vóru göng upp í kirkju, Fms. ix. 523: freq. in mod. usage, of a narrow passage, baðstofu-göng, esp. when leading from the door to the sitting-room: metaph., gefa e-m göng, to give one free passage, xi. 283; kunna göng at orostu, to know the ways of fighting, vi. 387.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, göng may be more accurately written as gǫng.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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