Re: Computer Glossary

Hinn 04. ágúst 2004 lét James R. Johnson þetta frá sér fara:

> I was looking at making a computer glossary for ON and OE, and was wondering
> what the cognates for "gögn" would be in either language. Would it be
> "gang" in OE?

Hmm... I think the Modern English cognate for 'gagn' is "gain". Maybe you can
work backwards from that.

And 'gögn' is certainly the Modern Icelandic word for "data".
Note, however, that 'gagn' is not "datum" :)

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