gígja
Icelandic
/ˈciːja/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) fiddle, violin
Etymology
Derived 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
- jig English
- jigger English
- jiggish English
- jiggle English
- jiggy English
- jighead English
- jiglike English
- jigsaw English
- outjig English
- rejig English
- jigi Finnish
- Altgeige German
- Armgeige German
- Arschgeige German
- Geige German
- Geigenbauer German
- Geigenbogen German
- Geigenkasten German
- Geigenspiel German
- Geigenspieler German
- Geiger German
- vergeigen German
- gigge Middle English
- gígja Old Norse
- gíggja Faroese
- gīge Middle High German