þrǫng

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See also: trong and þrøng

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þrangwō.

Noun

þrǫng f (genitive þrǫngvar)

  1. throng, crowd
  2. narrow place
  3. (figurative) straits
    alla þá þrǫng ok nauð, er hann þoldi
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  4. short breath and cough
Declension
Descendants
  • Icelandic: þröng f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trong m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trang m

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

þrǫng

  1. inflection of þrǫngr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Verb

þrǫng

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of þryngva