gegn
See also: gegn-
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛkn
Etymology 1
Adjective
gegn (comparative gegnari, superlative gegnastur)
- 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
- through
- Ég komst í gegn!
- I got through!
Preposition
gegn
- (governs the dative) againstTemplate:jump
- Hann reis gegn kúguninni.
- He rose up against the oppression.
- (governs the dative) towards, in the direction ofTemplate:jump
- Gegn suðri.
- Towards the south.
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Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gagin, whence also Old Saxon gigin, Old High German gagan (-> German gegen), Old Norse gegn.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ġeġn
Descendants
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- Icelandic adverbs
- Icelandic prepositions
- Icelandic prepositions that govern the dative
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
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