feginn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse feginn (“glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to be joyful, make glad”). Cognate with English fain.

Adjective

feginn (comparative fegnari, superlative fegnastur)

  1. happy, pleased, relieved

Declension
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative feginn fegin fegið
accusative feginn fegna fegið
dative fegnum feginni fegnu
genitive fegins feginnar fegins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnir fegnar fegin
accusative fegna fegnar fegin
dative fegnum fegnum fegnum
genitive feginna feginna feginna
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegni fegna fegna
accusative fegna fegnu fegna
dative fegna fegnu fegna
genitive fegna fegnu fegna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnu fegnu fegnu
accusative fegnu fegnu fegnu
dative fegnu fegnu fegnu
genitive fegnu fegnu fegnu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnari fegnari fegnara
accusative fegnari fegnari fegnara
dative fegnari fegnari fegnara
genitive fegnari fegnari fegnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnari fegnari fegnari
accusative fegnari fegnari fegnari
dative fegnari fegnari fegnari
genitive fegnari fegnari fegnari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnastur fegnust fegnast
accusative fegnastan fegnasta fegnast
dative fegnustum fegnastri fegnustu
genitive fegnasts fegnastrar fegnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnastir fegnastar fegnust
accusative fegnasta fegnastar fegnust
dative fegnustum fegnustum fegnustum
genitive fegnastra fegnastra fegnastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnasti fegnasta fegnasta
accusative fegnasta fegnustu fegnasta
dative fegnasta fegnustu fegnasta
genitive fegnasta fegnustu fegnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnustu fegnustu fegnustu
accusative fegnustu fegnustu fegnustu
dative fegnustu fegnustu fegnustu
genitive fegnustu fegnustu fegnustu

Derived terms
  • vera feginn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faganaz.

Adjective

feginn

  1. glad, joyful

Declension
    Strong declension of feginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative feginn fegin fegit
accusative fegnan fegna fegit
dative fegnum feginni fegnu
genitive fegins feginnar fegins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnir fegnar fegin
accusative fegna fegnar fegin
dative fegnum fegnum fegnum
genitive feginna feginna feginna
    Weak declension of feginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegni fegna fegna
accusative fegna fegnu fegna
dative fegna fegnu fegna
genitive fegna fegnu fegna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnu fegnu fegnu
accusative fegnu fegnu fegnu
dative fegnum fegnum fegnum
genitive fegnu fegnu fegnu
    Declension of comparative of feginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnari fegnari fegnara
accusative fegnara fegnari fegnara
dative fegnara fegnari fegnara
genitive fegnara fegnari fegnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnari fegnari fegnari
accusative fegnari fegnari fegnari
dative fegnurum fegnurum fegnurum
genitive fegnari fegnari fegnari
    Strong declension of superlative of feginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnastr fegnust fegnast
accusative fegnastan fegnasta fegnast
dative fegnustum fegnastri fegnustu
genitive fegnasts fegnastrar fegnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnastir fegnastar fegnust
accusative fegnasta fegnastar fegnust
dative fegnustum fegnustum fegnustum
genitive fegnastra fegnastra fegnastra
    Weak declension of superlative of feginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnasti fegnasta fegnasta
accusative fegnasta fegnustu fegnasta
dative fegnasta fegnustu fegnasta
genitive fegnasta fegnustu fegnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegnustu fegnustu fegnustu
accusative fegnustu fegnustu fegnustu
dative fegnustum fegnustum fegnustum
genitive fegnustu fegnustu fegnustu

Descendants
  • Faroese: fegin
  • Icelandic: feginn
  • Norwegian: fegen
  • Old Swedish: fæghin

References
  • “feginn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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