vangefinn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From van- (too little, short of, lacking in) +‎ gefinn (given), the past participle of gefa (to give). Confer vel gefinn (literally ‘well given’; intelligent) and illa gefinn (literally ‘badly given’; unintelligent).

Adjective

vangefinn

  1. mentally retarded, mentally handicapped