ganga af

Old Norse

Etymology

From ganga + af. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (afgaggan, “to go away, depart”).

Verb

ganga af

  1. to go off, go away, depart
  2. to go beyond
  3. to be left (as surplus)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ganga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 159; also available at the Internet Archive
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