Megin

Old Norse Dictionary - megin

Meaning of Old Norse word "megin" in English.

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

megin Old Norse word can mean:

megin: n., gen. megins, GS. 22; but else contr. in gen. and dat. megns, megni, see megn; [from mega; Engl. main]:—might, main, strength; kosta megins, GS. 22; þitt varð nú meira megin. Fm. 22; orms megin, 28; hjörs megin, 30; svá at þitt minnkisk megin, Hsm. 21. 1; oddar görva jarli megin, Mkv.; trúa á mátt sinn ok megin, FmS. i. 35; þegar er hann vitkaðisk ok fékk megin sitt, Fb. ii. 389; ok svá sem á leið sóttina minnkadi stórum megin (acc.) hans, FmS. ix. 250; Medi funnu megin hans, MS. 544. 39: ú-megin, a swoon; van-megin, weakness.

megin: II. [cp. Engl. mainland], the main, chief part of a thing; allt megin landsins, the main of the land, FmS. x. 184; Jótland er megin Dana-veldis, vi. 53; megin árinnar, the main-stream, Þórð. 11 new Ed.: in a more local sense, máni þat né vissi hvat hann megins átti, the moon knew not his main, his place in heaven, had not his fixed course, Vsp. 5; jarðar-megin, the earth’s main, the wide earth, Hm.; vetrar-megin, the main part of winter, SkS. 59; veðr-megin, ‘weather-main’ the power, but also the ‘airt,’ direction of the weather; hafs-megin, the main, open sea; lands-megin, the mainland. Eg. 50.

megin: B. COMPDS: meginafl, meginá, megináss, meginborg, meginbygð, megindómar, megindráttr, megindróttning, megindýrr, meginekkja, meginfjall, meginfjarri, meginfjöldi, meginflokkr, meginflótti, megingjörð, megingóðr, megingóðvætliga, megingrimmr, meginhaf, meginherr, meginhérað, meginhúfr, meginhyggja, meginhöfn, meginkátr, meginland, meginlauss, meginleikr, meginleysi, meginlið, meginligr, meginlítill, meginljótr, meginmeingjarn, meginmerki, meginmildr, meginmörk, meginnjörðr, meginramr, meginrás, meginrúnar, meginsjór, meginskjótr, meginskjöldungr, meginstjarna, meginstormr, meginstraumr, megintíðendi, megintírr, megintrygðir, meginveðr, meginvegr, meginvel, meginverk, meginþing, meginþungr, meginþorf.

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

Similar entries:

Megin (I)

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

contr.: contracted.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)

Hsm.: Hugsvinns-mál. (A. III.)

Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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