Mót-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary - mót-gangr

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

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

mót-gangr
m. a going against, Fms. v. 189, vii. 280, Sturl. iii. 3; mótgangs maðr, an opponent, ii. 185, Fb. i. 512:—adversity, mod.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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