Verð-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary - verð-gangr

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

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

verð-gangr
m., proncd. and spelt ver-gangr, [verðr], a going begging one’s food; stefna e-m um vergang, Ld. 350; sá maðr er á verðgangi er alinn, Grág. i. 178, 225.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
proncd.
pronounced.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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