vangefinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From van- (“too little, short of, lacking in”) +‎ gefinn (“given”), the past participle of gefa (“to give”). Confer vel gefinn (“literally ‘well given’; intelligent”) and illa gefinn (“literally ‘badly given’; unintelligent”).

Adjective

vangefinn

  1. mentally retarded, mentally handicapped
  • vangefni
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