Gegnt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gegnt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gegnt" in Norwegian.

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

gegnt: gegnt, adv. eg. Akk. Neutr. Sing. af gegn 1) bent, ret, lige mod Maalet; om Skud: Fm. VIII, 1409. 14; Fld. I, 27128; hitgegnsta, gegnasta dvs. den lige, kortesteVei, Heilag. I, 70113; Harð. 37 (1093);Stj. 3604; Laxd. 52 (1607); sem gegnstd. s. Laxd. R. 4816. 2) ligeoverfor, =gagnvart, m. Dat. Eb. 20 (s. 3227);Fbr. 9614; eg. 55 (11520); Fm. IX,22 &vl 1; Fris. 516 (Yngl. 5); yfirgegnt m. Dat. d. s. Gunl. 3 (20013).

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᚵᚿᛏ
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:

adv.: Adverbium.

Dat.: Dativ.

eg.: egentlig.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

Sing.: Singularis.

v.: Verbum.

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