gǫngull
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *gangulaz. Akin to ganga + -ull.
Adjective
[edit]gǫngull
- running much about
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of gǫngull
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gǫngull | gǫngul | gǫngult |
| accusative | gǫnglan | gǫngla | gǫngult |
| dative | gǫnglum | gǫngulli | gǫnglu |
| genitive | gǫnguls | gǫngullar | gǫnguls |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gǫnglir | gǫnglar | gǫngul |
| accusative | gǫngla | gǫnglar | gǫngul |
| dative | gǫnglum | gǫnglum | gǫnglum |
| genitive | gǫngulla | gǫngulla | gǫngulla |
Weak declension of gǫngull
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gǫngli | gǫngla | gǫngla |
| accusative | gǫngla | gǫnglu | gǫngla |
| dative | gǫngla | gǫnglu | gǫngla |
| genitive | gǫngla | gǫnglu | gǫngla |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gǫnglu | gǫnglu | gǫnglu |
| accusative | gǫnglu | gǫnglu | gǫnglu |
| dative | gǫnglum | gǫnglum | gǫnglum |
| genitive | gǫnglu | gǫnglu | gǫnglu |
Declension of comparative of gǫngull
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gǫnglari | gǫnglari | gǫnglara |
| accusative | gǫnglara | gǫnglari | gǫnglara |
| dative | gǫnglara | gǫnglari | gǫnglara |
| genitive | gǫnglara | gǫnglari | gǫnglara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gǫnglari | gǫnglari | gǫnglari |
| accusative | gǫnglari | gǫnglari | gǫnglari |
| dative | gǫnglurum | gǫnglurum | gǫnglurum |
| genitive | gǫnglari | gǫnglari | gǫnglari |
Strong declension of superlative of gǫngull
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gǫnglastr | gǫnglust | gǫnglast |
| accusative | gǫnglastan | gǫnglasta | gǫnglast |
| dative | gǫnglustum | gǫnglastri | gǫnglustu |
| genitive | gǫnglasts | gǫnglastrar | gǫnglasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gǫnglastir | gǫnglastar | gǫnglust |
| accusative | gǫnglasta | gǫnglastar | gǫnglust |
| dative | gǫnglustum | gǫnglustum | gǫnglustum |
| genitive | gǫnglastra | gǫnglastra | gǫnglastra |
Weak declension of superlative of gǫngull
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gǫnglasti | gǫnglasta | gǫnglasta |
| accusative | gǫnglasta | gǫnglustu | gǫnglasta |
| dative | gǫnglasta | gǫnglustu | gǫnglasta |
| genitive | gǫnglasta | gǫnglustu | gǫnglasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gǫnglustu | gǫnglustu | gǫnglustu |
| accusative | gǫnglustu | gǫnglustu | gǫnglustu |
| dative | gǫnglustum | gǫnglustum | gǫnglustum |
| genitive | gǫnglustu | gǫnglustu | gǫnglustu |
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “göngull”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 177; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
- page/177 Internet Archive]