gjøgnum

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse gegnum, dative of gegn (“right, fitting”), derived from the preposition gegn (“against”), from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“towards”). Cognate with Icelandic gegnum, Norwegian gjennom, Danish gennem, and Swedish genom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃœknʊn]

Preposition

gjøgnum

  1. (with accusative) through
    gjøgnum tjúkt og tunt ― through thick and thin
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