Göngu-lið

Old Norse Dictionary - göngu-lið

Meaning of Old Norse word "göngu-lið" (or gǫngu-lið) in English.

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

göngu-lið (gǫngu-lið)
n., collect. footmen, Bær. 17.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

collect.
collective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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