strangr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strangaz, whence also Old Saxon and Old English strang, Old High German strengi, strangi. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut, stiff, tight”).

Adjective

strangr

  1. severe

Descendants

  • Icelandic: strangur
  • Faroese: strangur
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: streng
    Norwegian Nynorsk: streng
  • Old Swedish: strænger, stranger
  • Danish: stræng, streng

Further reading

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