Hand-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-ganga

Meaning 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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