Kirkju-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary - kirkju-ganga

Meaning of Old Norse word "kirkju-ganga" in English.

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

kirkju-ganga
u, f. church going, Sturl. i. 168: churching after childbirth, H. E. ii. 86.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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