vængr

Old Norse

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to vindr.

Compare also Danish vinge, Norwegian Bokmål vinge, Swedish vinge and Middle English winge, wenge (whence English wing), which differ in the stem vowel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈwɛ̃ːŋɡr̩/

Noun

vængr m (genitive vængjar, plural vængir)

  1. wing

Declension
  Declension of vængr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vængr vængrinn vængir vængirnir
accusative væng vænginn vængi vængina
dative væng vænginum vængjum vængjunum
genitive vængjar vængjarins vængja vængjanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: vængur
  • Faroese: vongur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veng
  • Elfdalian: waingg
  • Gutnish: vängg
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