Icelandic

Noun

gígja f ‎(genitive singular gígju, nominative plural gígjur)

1. (chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige.

Noun

gígja f

1. fiddle

Derived terms

• gígjari

Descendants

See also

• harpa

References

• Entry "gígja" on page 164 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).