gígja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gígja, related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige.

Pronunciation

Noun

gígja f (genitive singular gígju, nominative plural gígjur)

  1. (chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin

Declension

Declension of gígja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gígja gígjan gígjur gígjurnar
accusative gígju gígjuna gígjur gígjurnar
dative gígju gígjunni gígjum gígjunum
genitive gígju gígjunnar gígna, gígja gígnanna, gígjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

gígja f

  1. fiddle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gígja
  • Faroese: gíggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gige
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gige
  • Old Swedish: gīgha
  • Old Danish: gighe

See also

References

  • Entry "gígja" on page 164 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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