Gegn

Old Norse Dictionary - gegn

Meaning of Old Norse word "gegn" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gegn Old Norse word can mean:

gegn: 1. adv., old form gögn, with dat. [not found in Ulf., who uses and and viþra; A. S. gegn in compds; Engl. gain- (in gain-say), a-gain; Germ. gegen; Dan. igjen; Swed. gen: cp. the adj. gegn]

gegn: 1. against, right opposite; í gegn vindi sem forvindis, BS. i. 22; gegn veðri, Bjarn. 52; sjá í gegn sólu, to look straight at the sun, FmS. viii. 114; þeir áttu at vega í gegn jelinu, xi. 136.

gegn: 2. metaph. against, contrary to; Örn var til móts, en mestr hluti manna honum í gegn, voted against him, Ld. 74; rísa í gegn e-m, FmS. i. 221; í gegn slíku ofrefli, viii. 29; í gegn eðli, against nature, BS. i. 335; þat eitt er eigi mæli því í gegn, which is not contrary to it, Grág. i. 7; ok mælti því manngi í gegn, Íb. 17, Anecd. 72: in medic. sense, þar eru alls-kyns tré ok aldin í gegn (against) meinum manna, Eluc. 24, (rare.)

gegn: β. absol. or ellipt., svá bjartr at þeir þorðu eigi í gegn at vega, FmS. v. 161; þó vörðusk þeir eigi né í gegn hjöggu, 655 xi. 1: so the law phrase, ganga í gegn e-u, to avow or meet a charge; mod. to gainsay, deny, vide ganga.

gegn: γ. þar er vígt í gegn þeim öllum, Grág. ii. 9; skalat húsum skipta í gegn land, i. e. land shall not be exchanged against houses, 256.

gegn: 3. [Engl. again], in turn; hann sendi rit Drottni ok tók við í gegn af honum, 623. 52; en þeir hétu honum gulli í gegn, Sl. 21; þar í gegn (again, Germ. dagegen), Stj. 76; grát at gamni skaltú í gögn hafa (in turn), Skm. 30.

gegn: 2. adj. [North. E. and Scot. gone; Swed. gen; Dan. gjen:—akin to the adv. gegn; cp. gagn-, gegnt, gegnum]

gegn: I. prop. ‘gane,’ short; hinn gegnsta veg, Mar. 545; a ‘gane’ way, the ‘ganest’ road are found in Old Engl. and Scot., and still remain in the northern provinces; cp. the prefix gagn- signf. B, and gegnt.

gegn: II. metaph. ‘gane,’ i. e. ready, serviceable, kindly, a usage also found in old North. E. and Scot., vide Jamieson; gegn ok sannorðr, Band. 10; gegn ok öruggr, ‘gane’ and steady, FS. 129; gegn ok vitr, FmS. v. 194; gegn ok úskapbráðr, ‘gane’ and good-tempered, Sturl. iii. 126; gegn ok gæfr, ‘gane’ and gentle, Grett. 90; gegn ok góðfengr, 92: in poët. compds, bráð-gegn, fjöl-g., frið-g., hvar-g., hyggju-g., ráð-g., i. e. good, wise, gentle, Lex. poët.; ó-gegn, ‘ungainly,’ ungentle.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

medic.: medicine, medically.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

ellipt.: elliptical, elliptically.

mod.: modern.

s. v.: sub voce.

i. e.: id est.

North. E.: Northern English.

Scot.: Scottish.

prop.: proper, properly.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Sl.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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