Gegna

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gegna Old Icelandic word can mean:

gegna

(-da, -t), v.

gegna

1) to go against, meet (~ e-m);

gegna

2) to suit one, be meet for one;

gegna

velit þat er yðr gegnir, choose what best suits you;

gegna

3) to signify, mean, matter;

gegna

spurði, hverju gegndi úgleði sú, er hann hafði, asked what his sadness meant;

gegna

sumir mæltu í móti ok kváðu øngu ~, some denied it, and said it was of no use;

gegna

meira en hófi gegnir, more than is due, above measure;

gegna

~ tíðendum, to be of importance;

gegna

4) to amount to;

gegna

svá at mörgum hundruðum gegndi, so that it amounted to many hundreds.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚴᚾᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary