gengr
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *gangiz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-.
Adjective
gengr
- able to walk
- fit to walk on
Declension
Strong declension of gengr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gengr | geng | gengt |
| accusative | gengan | genga | gengt |
| dative | gengum | gengri | gengu |
| genitive | gengs | gengrar | gengs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gengir | gengar | geng |
| accusative | genga | gengar | geng |
| dative | gengum | gengum | gengum |
| genitive | gengra | gengra | gengra |
Weak declension of gengr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gengi | genga | genga |
| accusative | genga | gengu | genga |
| dative | genga | gengu | genga |
| genitive | genga | gengu | genga |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gengu | gengu | gengu |
| accusative | gengu | gengu | gengu |
| dative | gengum | gengum | gengum |
| genitive | gengu | gengu | gengu |
Declension of comparative of gengr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gengari | gengara | gengara |
| accusative | gengara | gengari | gengara |
| dative | gengara | gengari | gengara |
| genitive | gengara | gengari | gengara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gengari | gengari | gengari |
| accusative | gengari | gengari | gengari |
| dative | gengurum | gengurum | gengurum |
| genitive | gengari | gengari | gengari |
Strong declension of superlative of gengr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gengastr | gengust | gengast |
| accusative | gengastan | gengasta | gengast |
| dative | gengustum | gengastri | gengustu |
| genitive | gengasts | gengastrar | gengasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gengastir | gengastar | gengust |
| accusative | gengasta | gengastar | gengust |
| dative | gengustum | gengustum | gengustum |
| genitive | gengastra | gengastra | gengastra |
Weak declension of superlative of gengr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gengasti | gengasta | gengasta |
| accusative | gengasta | gengustu | gengasta |
| dative | gengasta | gengustu | gengasta |
| genitive | gengasta | gengustu | gengasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gengustu | gengustu | gengustu |
| accusative | gengustu | gengustu | gengustu |
| dative | gengustum | gengustum | gengustum |
| genitive | gengustu | gengustu | gengustu |
Descendants
- Icelandic: gengur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gjengs
- Norwegian Bokmål: gjengs
References
- gengr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Verb
gengr
- second/third-person present indicative active of ganga