Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Megin

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 megin

or megum, adv., which may be derived, not from megin, but from vegr, veginn, with the m from the dat. of the preceding word; hjá altara kvenna megin, on the women’s side (in a church), Bs. i. 438; karla megin, on the men’s side, Pm. 108; Hjarðarholts megin, on the H. side (of the river), Nj. 35; þeir sátu í öndvegi enum úæðra megin, i. e. on the left side of the hall, Fs. 72, Fms. xi. 71; hinum vinstra m., Hrafn. 13; hægra m., on the right side; enum syðra m., on the southern side, Stj. 564, Fms. viii. 236; hit nyrðra megin, x. 16 v. l.; öðru-megin, on the other side, Nj. 43, 68, 144, Eg. 531; einu megin (einum-megin). from one side only, Nj. 246, Fms. ii. 281, Ísl. ii. 362; þeim megin, on that side, Grág. ii. 137; sínu megin hvárr, Fms. i. 305; báðu-megin, on both sides, Ld. 46; öllum megin, all around, from all sides. Fms. i. 149, 291, Ísl. ii. 343: hvárungi megin, on neither side, Grág. ii. 266, 267; tveim megin brikar, Kormak.

2 megin

II. megum, hann bjó á Bálkastöðum hvárum megum, Grett.; sínum megum hvárir, Fms. viii. 51; báðum megum, Grág. ii. 266; öllum megum, Eg. 288, Gg. 7; öðrum megum sundsins, Hbl. (prose); tveim megum, Blanda (MS.)

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

megin

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "megin" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
adv: adverb.
adv.: adverb.
ch: chapter.
contr.: contracted.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gg.: Grógaldr. (A. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Hsm.: Hugsvinns-mál. (A. III.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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