afganga

Old Norse

Etymology

From af- +‎ ganga.

Noun

afganga f (genitive afgǫngu)

  1. digression
  2. deviation from the right course

Declension

Declension of afganga (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative afganga afgangan afgǫngur afgǫngurnar
accusative afgǫngu afgǫnguna afgǫngur afgǫngurnar
dative afgǫngu afgǫngunni afgǫngum afgǫngunum
genitive afgǫngu afgǫngunnar afgangna afgangnanna

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “afganga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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