galning
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish gælninger, from galin + -inger, equivalent to galen (“crazy, mad”) + -ing (“-y, -ie”). Cognate with Swedish galning, Norwegian Bokmål galning (also gærning) and Norwegian Nynorsk galning.
Noun edit
galning c (singular definite galningen, plural indefinite galninge)
Declension edit
Declension of galning
gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | galning | galningen | galninge | galningene |
genitive | galnings | galningens | galninges | galningenes |
Related terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From galen + -ing. Compare to Swedish galning and Danish galning
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
galning m (definite singular galningen, indefinite plural galningar, definite plural galningane)
References edit
- “galning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish gælninger, from galin + -inger, equivalent to galen (“crazy, mad”) + -ing (“-y, -ie”). Cognate with Danish galning, Norwegian Bokmål galning (also gærning) and Norwegian Nynorsk galning.
Noun edit
galning c
Declension edit
Declension of galning | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | galning | galningen | galningar | galningarna |
Genitive | galnings | galningens | galningars | galningarnas |
References edit
- galning in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).