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See also: megin-
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse megin, from Proto-Germanic *maginą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]megin n (genitive singular megins, uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of megin (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | megin | meginið |
| accusative | megin | meginið |
| dative | megini | megininum |
| genitive | megins | meginsins |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse megin, from Proto-Germanic *maginą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]megin n (genitive singular megins, no plural)
Declension
[edit]Adverb
[edit]megin
- used after qualifiers to mean "on X side"; often followed by a prepositional phrase
- Risaeðlurnar voru hinum megin í Vetrarbrautinni.
- The dinosaurs were on the other side of the Milky Way.
- Ég segi honum að setjast í framsætið og hann reynir undir eins að fara inn bílstjóramegin.
- I tell him to sit in the front, and he immediately tries to get in on the driver's side.
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might, power”). Cognate with Old English mæġen, Old Saxon megin, Old High German megin, magan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]megin n (genitive megins)
- (singular only) might, power, strength
- (singular only, especially in compounds) the main, chief part of a thing
- Upphaf Rikis Haralds Harfagra 5, in 1835, F. Magnússon, C. C. Rafn, Fornmanna sögur, Volume X. Copenhagen, page 184:
- […] allan Þrándheim ok allt megin landsins, […]
- […] the whole Trondheim and all the mainland, […]
- Upphaf Rikis Haralds Harfagra 5, in 1835, F. Magnússon, C. C. Rafn, Fornmanna sögur, Volume X. Copenhagen, page 184:
Declension
[edit] Declension of megin (strong a-stem, singular only)
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Terms derived from megin
- jarðarmegin (“the wide earth”)
- hafsmegin (“theopen sea”)
- landsmegin (“mainland”)
- meginafl (“main strength”)
- meginá (“main river”)
- megináss (“Odin”)
- meginborg (“main castle”)
- meginbygð (“main district”)
- megindómar (“great events”)
- megindróttning (“the Virgin Mary”)
- megindýrr (“dearly beloved”)
- meginfjall (“great mountain”)
- meginfjarri (“very far off”)
- meginfjǫldi (“vast multitude”)
- meginflokkr (“main body”)
- meginflótti (“main body of a host”)
- megingjǫrð (“girdle of power”)
- megingóðr (“mighty good”)
- megingóðvætliga (“very kindly”)
- megingrimmr (“very fierce”)
- meginhaf (“ocean”)
- meginherr (“main army”)
- meginherað (“main district”)
- meginhúfr (“main hull of a ship”)
- meginhyggja (“wisdom”)
- meginhǫfn (“main harbour”)
- meginkátr (“mighty glad”)
- meginland (“mainland”)
- meginlauss (“powerless”)
- meginleikr (“main of a thing”)
- meginleysi (“weakness”)
- meginlið (“main body of the army”)
- meginligr (“important”)
- meginlítill (“weak”)
- meginljótr (“very hideous”)
- meginmeingjarn (“very mischievous”)
- meginmerki (“chief standard”)
- meginmildr (“very mild”)
- meginmǫrk (“main forest”)
- meginrás (“main course”)
- meginrúnar (“mighty runes”)
- meginstjarna (“main star”)
- meginstormr (“mighty gale”)
- megintíðendi (“mighty tidings”)
- megintírr (“great fame”)
- megintrygðir (“firm truce”)
- meginveðr (“mighty gale”)
- meginvel (“mighty well”)
- meginverk (“mighty feat”)
- meginþing (“great meeting”)
- meginþǫrf (“great need”)
- úmegin (“swoon”)
- vanmegin (“weakness”)
- vetrarmegin (“main part of winter”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “megin”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- megin in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- megin in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Old Saxon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might, power”). Cognate with Old English mæġen, Old Norse megin, Old High German megin, magan.
Noun
[edit]megin n
Declension
[edit]Declension of megin (neuter a-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | megin | megin |
| accusative | megin | megin |
| genitive | megines | meginō |
| dative | megine | meginun |
| instrumental | — | — |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- "mėgin" in Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Celtic *makīnā, from the root *mak- (“leather bag”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɛɡɪn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /meːɡɪn/, /mɛɡɪn/
Noun
[edit]megin f (plural meginau)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| megin | fegin | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “megin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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