hrung

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrungu, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō (“pole, staff, stake, rod, spoke, rung”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ- (“to twist, bend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xrunɡ/, [r̥uŋɡ]

Noun

hrung f

  1. (of a ladder) a rung

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hrung hrunga, hrunge
accusative hrunge hrunga, hrunge
genitive hrunge hrunga
dative hrunge hrungum

Descendants

  • Middle English: rung
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