GEGN

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GEGN

Altnordischer Wörterbucheintrag

Definitionen

1 GEGN

1. adv., old form gögn, with dat. [not found in Ulf., who uses and and viþra; A. S. gegn in compds; Engl. gain- (in gain-say), a-gain; Germ. gegen; Dan. igjen; Swed. gen: cp. the adj. gegn]

2 GEGN

1. against, right opposite; í gegn vindi sem forvindis, Bs. i. 22; gegn veðri, Bjarn. 52; sjá í gegn sólu, to look straight at the sun, Fms. viii. 114; þeir áttu at vega í gegn jelinu, xi. 136.

3 GEGN

2. metaph. against, contrary to; Örn var til móts, en mestr hluti manna honum í gegn, voted against him, Ld. 74; rísa í gegn e-m, Fms. i. 221; í gegn slíku ofrefli, viii. 29; í gegn eðli, against nature, Bs. i. 335; þat eitt er eigi mæli því í gegn, which is not contrary to it, Grág. i. 7; ok mælti því manngi í gegn, Íb. 17, Anecd. 72: in medic. sense, þar eru alls-kyns tré ok aldin í gegn (against) meinum manna, Eluc. 24, (rare.)

4 GEGN

β. absol. or ellipt., svá bjartr at þeir þorðu eigi í gegn at vega, Fms. v. 161; þó vörðusk þeir eigi né í gegn hjöggu, 655 xi. 1: so the law phrase, ganga í gegn e-u, to avow or meet a charge; mod. to gainsay, deny, vide ganga.

5 GEGN

γ. þar er vígt í gegn þeim öllum, Grág. ii. 9; skalat húsum skipta í gegn land, i. e. land shall not be exchanged against houses, 256.

6 GEGN

3. [Engl. again], in turn; hann sendi rit Drottni ok tók við í gegn af honum, 623. 52; en þeir hétu honum gulli í gegn, Sl. 21; þar í gegn (again, Germ. dagegen), Stj. 76; grát at gamni skaltú í gögn hafa (in turn), Skm. 30.

7 GEGN

2. adj. [North. E. and Scot. gone; Swed. gen; Dan. gjen:—akin to the adv. gegn; cp. gagn-, gegnt, gegnum]

8 GEGN

I. prop. ‘gane,’ short; hinn gegnsta veg, Mar. 545; a ‘gane’ way, the ‘ganest’ road are found in Old Engl. and Scot., and still remain in the northern provinces; cp. the prefix gagn- signf. B, and gegnt.

9 GEGN

II. metaph. ‘gane,’ i. e. ready, serviceable, kindly, a usage also found in old North. E. and Scot., vide Jamieson; gegn ok sannorðr, Band. 10; gegn ok öruggr, ‘gane’ and steady, Fs. 129; gegn ok vitr, Fms. v. 194; gegn ok úskapbráðr, ‘gane’ and good-tempered, Sturl. iii. 126; gegn ok gæfr, ‘gane’ and gentle, Grett. 90; gegn ok góðfengr, 92: in poët. compds, bráð-gegn, fjöl-g., frið-g., hvar-g., hyggju-g., ráð-g., i. e. good, wise, gentle, Lex. Poët.; ó-gegn, ‘ungainly,’ ungentle.

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Häufige Abkürzungen

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
absol
absolute, absolutely.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
ellipt.
elliptical, elliptically.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicinally.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.
opp
opposed to.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
S.
South, Southern.
s. v.
sub verbo.
Scot.
Scottish.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide, verb.

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Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sl.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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