gígja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gígja, related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈciːja/
    Rhymes: -iːja
    Homophone: Gígja

Noun

gígja f (genitive singular gígju, nominative plural gígjur)

  1. (chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin

Declension

Declension of gígja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gígja gígjan gígjur gígjurnar
accusative gígju gígjuna gígjur gígjurnar
dative gígju gígjunni gígjum gígjunum
genitive gígju gígjunnar gígna, gígja gígnanna, gígjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

gígja f

  1. fiddle

Derived terms

  • gígjari

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gígja
  • Faroese: gíggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gige
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gige
  • Old Swedish: gīgha
  • Old Danish: gighe

See also

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gígja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 164; also available at the Internet Archive
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