gensaga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gensagha, equivalent to gen- +‎ saga. Cognate of English gainsay. Note also genmäle and gensvar.

Noun

gensaga c

1. protest, objection

Declension

Declension of gensaga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gensaga	gensagas
	definite	gensagan	gensagans
plural	indefinite	gensagor	gensagors
	definite	gensagorna	gensagornas

References

• gensaga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gensaga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gensaga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• gen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• saga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• gensagha in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L