Upp-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-gangr

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

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

upp-gangr Old Norse word can mean:

upp-gangr: m. = uppganga, a pass or stile, Grett. 184 new Ed.: the opening of a bath, Fb. 136.

upp-gangr: 2. metaph. good luck, success, fame; var þá u. hans sem mestr, Finnb. 290, Háv. 45; u. þeirra görðisk brátt mikill, Fbr. 7; u. ok ofrkapp, Fms. vii. 22, Stj. 451, Fb. i. 400.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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