gegna

Icelandic

/ˈcɛkna/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to hold (a position), to serve (a purpose)
  • (obsolete) to answer
  • to obey

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse gegna inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaginjaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gaginjaną

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