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gegn

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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gegn (comparative gegnari, superlative gegnastur)

  1. fine
    Hann er gegn maður.
    He is a fine man.
Declension
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Positive forms of gegn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gegn gegn gegnt
accusative gegnan gegna
dative gegnum gegnri gegnu
genitive gegns gegnrar gegns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gegnir gegnar gegn
accusative gegna
dative gegnum
genitive gegnra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gegni gegna gegna
acc/dat/gen gegna gegnu
plural (all-case) gegnu
Comparative forms of gegn
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) gegnari gegnari gegnara
plural (all-case) gegnari
Superlative forms of gegn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gegnastur gegnust gegnast
accusative gegnastan gegnasta
dative gegnustum gegnastri gegnustu
genitive gegnasts gegnastrar gegnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gegnastir gegnastar gegnust
accusative gegnasta
dative gegnustum
genitive gegnastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gegnasti gegnasta gegnasta
acc/dat/gen gegnasta gegnustu
plural (all-case) gegnustu

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse gegn, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Compare German gegen; Old High German gagan.

Adverb

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gegn

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

Preposition

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gegn

  1. against [with dative]
    Synonym: á móti
    Hann reis gegn kúguninni.
    He rose up against the oppression.
  2. towards, in the direction of [with dative]
    Synonym: móti
    Gegn suðri.
    Towards the south.
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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gegn

  1. second-person singular active imperative of gegna

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ġeġn

  1. again
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Descendants

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  • Middle English: gain, ȝæn