gegn

See also: gegn-

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛkn

Etymology 1

Adjective

gegn (comparative gegnari, superlative gegnastur)

  1. fine
    Hann er gegn maður.
    He is a fine man.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gegn. Compare German gegen; Old High German gagan.

Adverb

gegn

  1. through
    Ég komst í gegn!
    I got through!

Preposition

gegn

  1. (governs the dative) against syn.
    Hann reis gegn kúguninni.
    He rose up against the oppression.
  2. (governs the dative) towards, in the direction of syn.
    Gegn suðri.
    Towards the south.
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Etymology 3

Verb

gegn

  1. second-person singular active imperative of gegna

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gagin, whence also Old Saxon gigin, Old High German gagan (-> German gegen), Old Norse gegn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjejn/

Adverb

ġeġn

  1. again

Descendants
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