"gegna" meaning in Icelandic

See gegna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈcɛkna/
Rhymes: -ɛkna Etymology: From Old Norse gegna, from Proto-Germanic *gaginjaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|gegna}} Old Norse gegna, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*gaginjaną}} Proto-Germanic *gaginjaną Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|gegndi||{{{22}}}|supine|gegnt||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} gegna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gegndi, supine gegnt) Forms: gegndi [indicative, past, singular, third-person], gegnt [supine], no-table-tags [table-tags], að gegna [infinitive], gegnt [supine], gegnandi [participle, present], gegni [indicative, present, singular], gegnum [indicative, present, singular], gegnir [indicative, present, singular, third-person], gegnið [indicative, plural, present], gegnir [indicative, plural, present], gegna [indicative, plural, present, third-person], gegndi [indicative, past, singular], gegndum [indicative, past, singular], gegndir [indicative, past, singular, third-person], gegnduð [indicative, past, plural], gegndi [indicative, past, plural], gegndu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], gegni [present, singular, subjunctive], gegnum [present, singular, subjunctive], gegnir [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], gegnið [plural, present, subjunctive], gegni [plural, present, subjunctive], gegni [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], gegndi [past, singular, subjunctive], gegndum [past, singular, subjunctive], gegndir [past, singular, subjunctive, third-person], gegnduð [past, plural, subjunctive], gegndi [past, plural, subjunctive], gegndu [past, plural, subjunctive, third-person], gegn [past, singular], gegnið [past, plural], gegndu [past, pronoun-included, singular], gegniði [past, plural, pronoun-included]
  1. to hold (a position), to serve (a purpose) Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-gegna-is-verb-vzinYbAY
  2. (obsolete) to answer Tags: obsolete, weak
    Sense id: en-gegna-is-verb-ljppYuwh Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 13 75 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 61 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 74 12
  3. to obey Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-gegna-is-verb-lnjyx4Xc

Inflected forms

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        "1": "is",
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      },
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      "form": "gegndi",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnt",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "að gegna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnandi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnduð",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnduð",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "pronoun-included",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegniði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "pronoun-included"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "gegnt",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{33}}}",
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        "3": "weak verb",
        "4": "",
        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
        "6": "gegndi",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{22}}}",
        "9": "supine",
        "cat2": "weak verbs",
        "head": ""
      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "to hold (a position), to serve (a purpose)"
      ],
      "id": "en-gegna-is-verb-vzinYbAY",
      "links": [
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "serve",
          "serve"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        "to answer"
      ],
      "id": "en-gegna-is-verb-ljppYuwh",
      "links": [
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete) to answer"
      ],
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        "obsolete",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "to obey"
      ],
      "id": "en-gegna-is-verb-lnjyx4Xc",
      "links": [
        [
          "obey",
          "obey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcɛkna/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gegna"
}

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    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic verbs",
    "Icelandic weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛkna",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛkna/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "gegna"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnt",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "að gegna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gegnandi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnduð",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnduð",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gegndi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegnið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegndu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "pronoun-included",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegniði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "pronoun-included"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "to answer"
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        "(obsolete) to answer"
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        "obsolete",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to obey"
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        [
          "obey",
          "obey"
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        "weak"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcɛkna/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkna"
    }
  ],
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}

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