vanmegin

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Old Norse

Etymology

van- +‎ megin

Noun

vanmegin n

  1. weakness, illness
  2. fainting, swoon

Declension

Declension of vanmegin (strong a-stem, singular only)
neuter singular
indefinite definite
nominative vanmegin vanmeginit
accusative vanmegin vanmeginit
dative vanmagni, vanmegni vanmagninu, vanmegninu
genitive vanmegins vanmeginsins

Note the alternative and irregular dative form.

See also

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vanmegin”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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