Gagn

Dictionnaire vieux norrois - gagn

Signification du mot vieux norrois "gagn"

Comme défini par le dictionnaire vieux norrois-anglais de Cleasby & Vigfusson :

Le mot vieux norrois gagn peut signifier :gagn

gagn
n. [a Scandin. word, neither found in Saxon nor Germ.; only Ulf. has the root verb gageigan = κερδαίνειν; Swed. gagn; Dan. gavn; Engl. gain is prob. borrowed from the Scandin.]:
gagn
1. sing. gain, advantage, use, avail; hluti þá er ek veit at honum má gagn at verða, things that can be of use to him, Nj. 258; er oss varð at mestu gagni, Ísl. ii. 175; er eigi mun vera gagn í, that will be of no use, Fms. iii. 175; það er að litlu gagni, of little avail, etc., passim.
gagn
2. gain, victory; sigr ok gagn, Orkn. 38; hafa gagn, to gain the day, Rb. 398, Hom. 131, Fms. vii. 261; fá gagn, id., Fas. i. 294, freq. in poetry; gagni feginn, triumphant, Fm. 25; gagni lítt feginn, i. e. worsted, Hbl. 29.
gagn
3. produce, revenue, chiefly of land; jarðir at byggja ok vinna ok allra gagna af at neyta, Eg. 352; hence the law phrase, to sell an estate ‘með öllum gögnum ok gæðum.
gagn
4. goods, such as luggage, utensils, or the like; síðan fór hann norðr á Strandir með gagn sitt, Sturl. i. 10; ker ok svá annat gagn sitt, Grág. ii. 339; bæta garð aptr ok öll gögn ok spellvirki, Gþl. 421; þeir héldu öllum farmi ok öllu gagni (luggage), því er á skipinu var, Bs. i. 326.
gagn
β. in mod. usage almost always in pl. gögn = household implements, esp. tubs, pots, etc.; bú-gögn, heimilis-gögn, household jars; far-g., farar-g., q. v.
gagn
5. in pl. a law term, proofs, evidence produced in court; at eigi dveli það gögn fyrir mönnum, Grág. i. 25; nefna vátta at öllum gögnum þeim er fram vóru komin, Nj. 87; eptir gögnum ok vitnum skal hvert mál dæma, a law phrase, upon evidence and witnesses shall every case be tried,l. 475; öll gögn þau er þeir skulu hafa at dómi, Grág. ii. 270; þeir menn allir er í dómi sitja eðr í gögnum eru fastir, i. 105, 488, and passim; gagna-gögn, vide below.
gagn
COMPDS: gagnahöld, gagnauðgan, gagnauðigr, gagnligr, gagnsamligr, gagnsamr, gagn-semd, gagnslauss, gagnslítill, gagnsmikill, gagnsmunir.

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Les runes du futhark jeune ont été utilisées du 8ème au 12ème siècle en Scandinavie et dans leurs colonies à l'étranger

Abréviations utilisées :

Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prob.
probably.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
etc.
et cetera.
sing.
singular.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
i. e.
id est.
esp.
especially.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Œuvres & Auteurs cités :

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fm.
Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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