Inn-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary - inn-gangr

Meaning of Old Norse word "inn-gangr" in English.

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

inn-gangr Old Norse word can mean:

inn-gangr
m. = innganga, Eg. 519, Bs. i. 783.
inn-gangr
2. = Lat. introitus; inngangr messunnar, Hom. (St.); Föstu-inngangr, the beginning of Lent, Bs. i. 744:—introduction, to a book etc. (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
etc.
et cetera.
Lat.
Latin.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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