ginn-

From Proto-Norse ᚷᛁᚾᛟ- (gino-), ᚷᛁᚾᛡ- (ginᴀ-), from Proto-Germanic *ginna-, likely a prefixed form of *ginnaną (“to begin”), or *gīnaną (“to gape”), both potentially related. Cognate with Old English ginne (“wide, vast”).

ginn-

1. (rare, Germanic paganism) great, holy, powerful

   ‎ginn- + ‎heilagr (“holy”) → ‎ginnheilagr (“high holy, sacrosanct”)

• Only used in a few words of pagan religious significance. The exact sense is unclear.

• ginnheilagr
• ginnregin
• Ginnungagap

• gín (“gap, gape”)
• gína (“to gape”)