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Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *þrangwō.
Noun
þrǫng f (genitive þrǫngvar)
- throng, crowd
- narrow place
- (figurative) straits
alla þá þrǫng ok nauð, er hann þoldi- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- short breath and cough
Declension
Declension of þrǫng (strong wō-stem)
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
þrǫng
- inflection of þrǫngr:
- positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
- positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
Verb
þrǫng
- first/third-person singular past indicative active of þryngva