Niðr-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary - niðr-ganga

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

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

niðr-ganga
u, f. descent, Bret. 32: setting of the sun, Rb. 472, 476.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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