Gengånger

Old Danish Dictionary - gengånger

Meaning of Old Danish word "Gengånger", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Gengånger can mean:

  • no. gengunger; at de afldødis siele komme igen, som de ocsaa kaldede dem faar gengongero. Pallad , S. Ped. Skib. n2. — larva, sfgienyangere, M. Pors. De nomencl. 6. Colding, Etymol. 628 Steph., Nomenv]. I. 9; Nucleus latinit, 714.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᚿᚵᚮᚿᚵᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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