Hand-ganga
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-gangaMeaning of Old Norse word "hand-ganga" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-ganga
- u, f. surrender (cp. ganga á hönd e-m), also submission to one as liege-lord; veita e-m handgöngu, Ó. H. 97; þá varð ekki af handgöngu við konunga, 163, Róm. 124, 134.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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