gengr

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *gangiz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-.

Adjective

gengr

  1. able to walk
  2. fit to walk on
Declension
Descendants
  • Icelandic: gengur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjengs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjengs

References

  • gengr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Verb

gengr

  1. second/third-person present indicative active of ganga
Descendants