Gegn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - gegnMeaning of Old Icelandic word "gegn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
gegn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- gegn
- I)
- gegn
- prep. with dat., against (í gegn vindi sem forvindis);
- gegn
- í gegn eðli, against nature.
- gegn
- II)
- gegn
- a.
- gegn
- 1) honest (sannorðr ok ~);
- gegn
- 2) fit (fór Ó. þar á land, sem honum þótti gegnast);
- gegn
- 3) direct, straight (hinn gegnsta veg).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚴᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
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