Kvánga

Old Norse Dictionary - kvánga

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvánga" in English.

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

kvánga Old Norse word can mean:

kvánga: að,

kvánga: I. act. to make a man marry; eigi á faðir-eða móðir at kvánga son sinn eðr gipta dóttur sína með meira fé heiman en slíkt komi á hlut þeirra er eptir eru, ef þá væri erfðum skipt, N. G. L. i. 81; this form however is not usual; but,

kvánga: II. reflex. kvángask, to marry, take a wife, of a man, (but giptast, to be given away, of a woman), Nj. 39, ÍsL. ii. 214; ef karlmaðr kvángask en kona giptisk fyrir útan frænda ráð, N. G. L. ii. 77, passim: part. kvángaðr, married, Eg. 83, Nj. 88, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

act.: active.

L.: Linnæus.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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