vanmegin

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

  • vanmeginn

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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