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vanmegin

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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van- +‎ megin

Noun

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vanmegin n

  1. weakness, illness
  2. fainting, swoon

Declension

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Declension of vanmegin (strong a-stem, singular only)
neuter singular
indefinite definite
nominative vanmegin vanmeginit
accusative vanmegin vanmeginit
dative vanmagni, vanmegni vanmagninu, vanmegninu
genitive vanmegins vanmeginsins

Note the alternative and irregular dative form.

See also

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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vanmegin”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive