Gegnt

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gegnt

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gegnt" in English.

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

gegnt Old Icelandic word can mean:

gegnt
1) adv. straight; compar., gegnra, gegnara, more straight; superl., gegnst, gegnast, the shortest way; most right, meetest;
gegnt
2) prep. with dat. over against, opposite to (g. konungi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚴᚾᛏ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
compar.
comparative.
superl.
superlative.
dat.
dative.

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