Gögn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gögn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gögn" (or gǫgn) in Norwegian.

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

gögn (gǫgn)
gögn, n. = gegn; í gögn 1) imod; ígögn eðlinu Homil. 21123. 2) i Stedetfor; lausnari várr býðr oss hlýðni í gögnúhlýðni, en í gögn ofáti eða ofdrykkjusparneytni o. s. v. Homil. 21311 fgg. vf. gegn.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gögn may be more accurately written as gǫgn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚯᚵᚿ
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:

f.
Feminin.
fgg.
følgende (om flere).
gn.
gammelnorsk.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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