"-gi" meaning in Old Norse

See -gi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-gô. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*-gô}} Proto-Germanic *-gô Head templates: {{head|non|suffix}} -gi
  1. creates diminutives from nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--gi-non-suffix-NzHkIfcm Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 48 48 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 44 53 3 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-gin. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*-gin}} Proto-Germanic *-gin Head templates: {{head|non|suffix}} -gi
  1. not, no Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--gi-non-suffix-mbShrlrT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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