gíggja
Faroese
[ˈkʊt͡ʃːa]
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) fiddle, violin; two or three stringed medieval bowed lyre
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse gígja (fiddle).
Origin
Old Norse
gígja
Gloss
fiddle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Altgeige German
- Armgeige German
- Arschgeige German
- Geige German
- Geigenbauer German
- Geigenbogen German
- Geigenkasten German
- Geigenspiel German
- Geigenspieler German
- Geiger German
- vergeigen German
- gígja Old Norse
- gígja Icelandic
- gīge Middle High German