hringr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hringaz.

Noun

hringr m (genitive hrings, plural hringar)

  1. ring

Declension

Declension of hringr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hringr hringrinn hringar hringarnir
accusative hring hringinn hringa hringana
dative hringi hringinum hringum hringunum
genitive hrings hringsins hringa hringanna

Derived terms

  • hringa (“to furnish with a ring”)
  • hringabrynja f (“coat of ring-mail”)
  • hringbroti m (“breaker of rings”)
  • hringdrifi m (“distributor of rings”)
  • hringja f (“buckle”)
  • hringja (“to encircle”)
  • hringleginn (“coiled up”)
  • hringleikr m (“ring-dance”)
  • hringofinn (“woven with rings”)
  • hringvariðr (“ring-mounted”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hringur
  • Faroese: ringur
  • Norn: ring
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ring
  • Elfdalian: ringg
  • Old Swedish: ringer
  • Old Danish: ring
  • Gutnish: ringg

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hringr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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