strengr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, whence also Old English streng, Old High German stranc. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“rope, cord; to be tight”).

Noun

strengr m (genitive strengjar or strengs, plural strengir)

  1. string

Declension

Declension of strengr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative strengr strengrinn strengir strengirnir
accusative streng strenginn strengi strengina
dative streng strenginum strengjum strengjunum
genitive strengjar, strengs strengjarins, strengsins strengja strengjanna

Descendants

Descendants
  • Old Danish: stræng
  • Elfdalian: straingg
  • Faroese: strongur m
  • Gutnish: strängg
  • Icelandic: strengur m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: streng m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: streng m
  • Old Swedish: strænger m
  • → Old Irish: sreng f

Further reading

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