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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
gegn (comparative gegnari, superlative gegnastur)
- fine
Hann er gegn maður.- He is a fine man.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse gegn, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Compare German gegen; Old High German gagan.
Adverb
gegn
- through
Ég komst í gegn!- I got through!
Preposition
gegn
- (governs the dative) against
Hann reis gegn kúguninni.- He rose up against the oppression.
- (governs the dative) towards, in the direction of
Gegn suðri.- Towards the south.
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Etymology 3
Verb
gegn
- second-person singular active imperative of gegna
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin, whence also Old Saxon gigin, Old High German gagan (> German gegen), Old Norse gegn (> Swedish igen).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ġeġn
- again
Descendants