Yfir-gangr

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-gangr

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

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

yfir-gangr Old Norse word can mean:

yfir-gangr
m. a passing through, Fms. x. 237.
yfir-gangr
2. overbearing conduct, tyranny, Fms. ii. 183, vi. 26, xi. 81, Gísl. 11, Lv. 1, passim; íllr y., an evil, plague, Fms. x. 385.
yfir-gangr
COMPDS: yfirgangsmaðr, yfirgangssamr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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