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, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. 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

   Hann reis gegn kúguninni.

   He rose up against the oppression.

2. (governs the dative) towards, in the direction of

   Gegn suðri.

   Towards the south.

Synonyms

• (against): á móti
• (towards): móti

Derived terms

• stríða gegn
• glæpur gegn mannkyni

Etymology 3

Verb

gegn

1. second-person singular active imperative of gegna

Old English

Alternative forms

• gæġn, ġēan

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /jejn/

Adverb

ġeġn

1. again

Descendants

• Middle English: gain, ȝæn
  • English: gain (obsolete)
  • Scots: gain, gin