galning

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gælninger, from galin + -inger, equivalent to galen (crazy, mad) + -ing (-y, -ie). Cognate with Swedish galning, Norwegian Bokmål galning (also gærning) and Norwegian Nynorsk galning.

Noun

galning c (singular definite galningen, plural indefinite galninge)

  1. a lunatic, a madman

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • gærning (dialectal)

Etymology

From galen + -ing. Compare to Swedish galning and Danish galning

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡɑlnɪŋ/

Noun

galning m (definite singular galningen, indefinite plural galningar, definite plural galningane)

  1. a lunatic, madman

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gælninger, from galin + -inger, equivalent to galen (crazy, mad) + -ing (-y, -ie). Cognate with Danish galning, Norwegian Bokmål galning (also gærning) and Norwegian Nynorsk galning.

Noun

galning c

  1. a lunatic, a madman

Declension

Declension of galning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative galning galningen galningar galningarna
Genitive galnings galningens galningars galningarnas

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