Gegnd

Old Norse Dictionary - gegnd

Meaning of Old Norse word "gegnd"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gegnd
f. moderation, reason; það er engi gegnd í því, ‘tis unreasonable; ó-gegnd, excess; í ó-gegnd, excessively; það er mesta ó-gegnd, id.: gegndar-ligr, adj. (-liga, adv.), = gegniligr; gegndar-lauss, adj. (-leysi, n.), unreasonable, exorbitant.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚴᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
adv.
adverb.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

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