galning

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gælninger, from galin + -inger, equivalent to galen (“crazy, mad”) +‎ -ing (“-y, -ie”). Cognate with Swedish galning, Norwegian Bokmål galning (also gærning) and Norwegian Nynorsk galning.

Noun

galning c (singular definite galningen, plural indefinite galninge)

1. a lunatic, a madman

Declension

Declension of galning

gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	galning	galningen	galninge	galningene
genitive	galnings	galningens	galninges	galningenes

Related terms

• bindegal
• gal
• psykisk syg
• sindsyg
• tosset

 

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gærning (dialectal)

Etymology

From galen +‎ -ing. Compare to Swedish galning and Danish galning

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɑlnɪŋ/

Noun

galning m (definite singular galningen, indefinite plural galningar, definite plural galningane)

1. a lunatic, madman

References

• “galning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gælninger, from galin + -inger, equivalent to galen (“crazy, mad”) +‎ -ing (“-y, -ie”). Cognate with Danish galning, Norwegian Bokmål galning (also gærning) and Norwegian Nynorsk galning.

Noun

galning c

1. a lunatic, a madman

Declension

Declension of galning

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	galning	galnings
	definite	galningen	galningens
plural	indefinite	galningar	galningars
	definite	galningarna	galningarnas

References

• galning in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).

Anagrams

• lagning