strenge

See also: Strenge and -strenge

Danish

Noun

strenge c

  1. indefinite plural of streng

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

strenge

  1. inflection of streng:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

strenge

  1. inflection of streng:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
  2. archaic form of streng

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

strenge

  1. definite singular of streng
  2. plural of streng

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

strenge

  1. definite singular of streng
  2. plural of streng

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstren.je/, [ˈstren.d͡ʒe]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *strangī, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (tense, tense).

Adjective

strenġe

  1. severe, hard, strict
Declension
Descendants
  • Middle English: strenge
    • English: stringe (to be too strict, exacting, or extortionate, verb) (dialectal)

Etymology 2

Noun

strenġe

  1. dative singular of strenġ