Genta
Old Norse Dictionary - genta
Betydningen af oldnorske ordet "genta"
Som defineret af Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse til English ordbog:
- genta
- u, f. a girl; a special Norse word not used in Icel. and not found in old writers earlier than the 14th or 15th century, unless ‘getta’ in the verse in Hálfs S. be the same or kindred word; hvað líðr nú grautnum, genta, FaS. iii. 382, 389, 393 (Eg. Einh. S.), is the only passage where it is used in Icel. writerS. In many languages the equivalents are curious, Engl. girl, Swed. flicka, Norse genta (proncd. yenta, vide Asbjörnsen’s Tales), Icel. stúlka, Dan. pige,—all words that baffle etymologerS. The Germans seem to have no such word, as mädchen and mädel are plain enough. The Lapps have ganda = a girl, which may be the origin of genta.
Mulig runeindskrift i yngre futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Yngre futhark runer blev brugt fra det 8. til det 12. århundrede i Skandinavien og deres oversøiske bosættelser
Forkortelser brugt:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Værker & Forfattere citeret:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hálfs S.
- Hálfs Saga. (C. II.)