Gegn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gegn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gegn" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

gegn
gegn, adj. 1) ben, ret, som fører lige modMaalet; hinn gegnsta veg Mar. 54533;jvf gegnt 1. 2) retvis, retsindig, ærlig. Bjark. 1433; vitr ok gegn Fm. V,19415; gegn maðr og gæfr Grett. 2218;gegn maðr ok góðfengr Grett. 276;sannorðr ok gegn Band. 2820; gegnok úskapbráðr Sturl. II, 10714. 3) belei- lig, tjenlig, tilpas; fór O. þar á land,sem honum þótti gegnast Grett. 18810.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᚵᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.
Adjectiv.
m.
Masculin.

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