Genta
Dizionario Old Norse - genta
Significato della parola Old Norse "genta"
Come definito dal dizionario Old Norse to English di Cleasby & Vigfusson:
- 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.
Possibile iscrizione runica in Fuþark recente:ᚴᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Le rune Fuþark recenti sono state utilizzate dal 8° al 12° secolo in Scandinavia e nei loro insediamenti all'estero
Abbreviazioni usate:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Opere & Autori citati:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hálfs S.
- Hálfs Saga. (C. II.)