þrǫngr

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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

Derived terms

Descendants

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

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