gengr

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
Strong declension of gengr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengr geng gengt
accusative gengan genga gengt
dative gengum gengri gengu
genitive gengs gengrar gengs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengir gengar geng
accusative genga gengar geng
dative gengum gengum gengum
genitive gengra gengra gengra
Weak declension of gengr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengi genga genga
accusative genga gengu genga
dative genga gengu genga
genitive genga gengu genga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengu gengu gengu
accusative gengu gengu gengu
dative gengum gengum gengum
genitive gengu gengu gengu
Declension of comparative of gengr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengari gengari gengara
accusative gengara gengari gengara
dative gengara gengari gengara
genitive gengara gengari gengara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengari gengari gengari
accusative gengari gengari gengari
dative gengurum gengurum gengurum
genitive gengari gengari gengari
Strong declension of superlative of gengr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengastr gengust gengast
accusative gengastan gengasta gengast
dative gengustum gengastri gengustu
genitive gengasts gengastrar gengasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengastir gengastar gengust
accusative gengasta gengastar gengust
dative gengustum gengustum gengustum
genitive gengastra gengastra gengastra
Weak declension of superlative of gengr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengasti gengasta gengasta
accusative gengasta gengustu gengasta
dative gengasta gengustu gengasta
genitive gengasta gengustu gengasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gengustu gengustu gengustu
accusative gengustu gengustu gengustu
dative gengustum gengustum gengustum
genitive gengustu gengustu gengustu
Descendants
  • Icelandic: gengur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjengs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjengs

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Verb

gengr

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