Um-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary - um-gangr

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

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

um-gangr Old Norse word can mean:

um-gangr: m. [Dan. omgang = conversation], a circuit, a passage round, of a building, = skot, q. v.; í hennar (the churches) umgöngum eða forhúsi, H. E. i. 510, Mar., D. n. v. 722.

um-gangr: 2. management; með umgangi ok sáttar-boðum góðra manna, Eb. 128; hlíta hans forsjá ok umgangi, Grett. 98 A; vanrækja allan umganginn (all the husbandry), Fms. xi. 423. umgangs-maðr, m., mikill u., a great husbandman, good manager of the household, Fas. ii. 347.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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