Hanga

Old Norse Dictionary - hanga

Meaning of Old Norse word "hanga" in English.

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

hanga Old Norse word can mean:

hanga: pret. hékk, 2nd pers. hékkt, mod. hékst, pl. héngu; pret. subj. héngja, mod. héngi; part. hanginn; pres. indic. irreg. hangi; a provincial weak pret. hangði also occurs a few times in old writers, e. g. Edda 76, which form is still heard in southern Icel. (in and about Reykjavík): [Ulf. hahan; A. S. hæn; Engl. hang; O. H. G. hahan; Germ. hangen; Dan. hænge; Swed. hänge]:—to hang, Lat. pendere:

hanga: α. to hang, be suspended; hvers manns alvæpni hékk yfir rúmi hans, Eg. 88; vápn sín, er þar héngu hjá þeim, 377; þetta it stóra sverð er uppi hangir, FaS. iii. 120; hann hefir nú tvá daga á krossi hangit, 625. 79.

hanga: β. to cleave to; svá hanga þykt á þeim skotin, Al. 138; ok hangði hón á lifrinni þar til er hann dó, Edda 76; en ef við hangir, if it hangs fast to, n. G. l. i. 66.

hanga: γ. to hang up, for smoking; eða tvau laer héngi, Hm. 66; whence hanginn, hung, smoked; hangið kjöt (proncd. hangi-kjöt), hung, smoked meat.

hanga: 2. to be hanged, executed; annarr skyldi hanga, en öðrum steypa í forsinn Sarp, FmS. vii. 181; at eigi væri hverr yðvarr maklegri at hanga, 13; gengir þú at hanga, Am. 22, cp. Hm. 139, FmS. v. 212.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

indic.: indicative.

irreg.: irregular.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

part.: participle.

pers.: person.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

subj.: subjunctive.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

L.: Linnæus.

proncd.: pronounced.

cp.: compare.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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