þrǫngr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz.

Adjective

þrǫngr (accusative þrǫngvan)

  1. narrow, close, tight
  2. crowded
    þrǫngt var á skipinu
    it was crowded on the ship

Declension
    Strong declension of þrǫngr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrǫngr þrǫng þrǫngt
accusative þrǫngvan þrǫngva þrǫngt
dative þrǫngum þrǫngri þrǫngu
genitive þrǫngs þrǫngrar þrǫngs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrǫngvir þrǫngvar þrǫng
accusative þrǫngva þrǫngvar þrǫng
dative þrǫngum þrǫngum þrǫngum
genitive þrǫngra þrǫngra þrǫngra
    Weak declension of þrǫngr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrǫngvi þrǫngva þrǫngva
accusative þrǫngva þrǫngu þrǫngva
dative þrǫngva þrǫngu þrǫngva
genitive þrǫngva þrǫngu þrǫngva
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrǫngu þrǫngu þrǫngu
accusative þrǫngu þrǫngu þrǫngu
dative þrǫngum þrǫngum þrǫngum
genitive þrǫngu þrǫngu þrǫngu
    Declension of comparative of þrǫngr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrøngri þrøngri þrøngra
accusative þrøngra þrøngri þrøngra
dative þrøngra þrøngri þrøngra
genitive þrøngra þrøngri þrøngra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrøngri þrøngri þrøngri
accusative þrøngri þrøngri þrøngri
dative þrøngrum þrøngrum þrøngrum
genitive þrøngri þrøngri þrøngri
    Strong declension of superlative of þrǫngr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrøngstr þrøngst þrøngst
accusative þrøngstan þrøngsta þrøngst
dative þrøngstum þrøngstri þrøngstu
genitive þrøngsts þrøngstrar þrøngsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrøngstir þrøngstar þrøngst
accusative þrøngsta þrøngstar þrøngst
dative þrøngstum þrøngstum þrøngstum
genitive þrøngstra þrøngstra þrøngstra
    Weak declension of superlative of þrǫngr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrøngsti þrøngsta þrøngsta
accusative þrøngsta þrøngstu þrøngsta
dative þrøngsta þrøngstu þrøngsta
genitive þrøngsta þrøngstu þrøngsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrøngstu þrøngstu þrøngstu
accusative þrøngstu þrøngstu þrøngstu
dative þrøngstum þrøngstum þrøngstum
genitive þrøngstu þrøngstu þrøngstu

Derived terms
  • þrǫngbrjóstaðr (“mean-spirited”)
  • þrǫngfœrr (“narrow to pass”)
  • þrǫngleikr m (“narrowness”)
  • þrǫnglendi n (“narrow land”)
  • þrǫnglendr (“narrow”)
  • þrǫngliga (“narrowly”)
  • þrǫngmeginn (“oppressed”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: þröngur
  • Faroese: trongur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trong
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trang
  • Old Swedish: þrānger
  • Danish: trang

References
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