Gagn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - gagnMeaning of Old Icelandic word "gagn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
gagn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- gagn
- n.
- gagn
- 1) advantage, use; verða e-m at gagni, to be of use to one; er eigi mun vera g. í, that will be of no use;
- gagn
- 2) produce, revenue, esp. of land;
- gagn
- 3) domestic utensils;
- gagn
- 4) luggage;
- gagn
- 5) victory; hafa (fá) g., to have (gain) the victory;
- gagn
- 6) pl. gögn, proofs, evidence.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚴᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- esp.
- especially.
- pl.
- plural.
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