-gin

Old Norwegian Dictionary - -gin

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "-gin" in Norwegian.

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

-gin: -gin, Suffix, = gi, se dette Ord (jvf got. hun, lapp. gen, kv. kaan; se DGr. III,33 fg. 220; Bopp vergl. Gramm. II,212-214). Paa Grund af de tilsva-rende Former i andre Sprog maa ginansees for den oprindelige Form, hvoraf gi er opstaaet ved Bortkastelsen af n.Forekomsten af gin kan dog neppe paa-vises udenfor Forbindelsen aldrigin, somikke kan ansees for eller kaldes en senereForm, naar den forekommer Elucid.139 fg; Gul. 1222. 5. 2894; Hom. 2215.3615. 15523; ligesom i hvárgin Dn. IV,28315; hvárginligr SE. II, 216; medensen Bortfalden af n i Enden af gi eranalogt med, at gin er den almindeligeForm i det gamle svenske Sprog, somogsaa ellers har beholdt n i Enden afOrd der, hvor det i det gamle norskeSprog er bortfaldet.

Part of speech: uten ordklasse

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:-ᚵᛁᚿ
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:

fg.: følgende.

got.: gotisk.

lapp.: lappisk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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