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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European *téngʰus, akin to Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ (compare Serbo-Croatian težak) and Lithuanian tingus. All from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-.
Adjective
þungr (comparative þyngri, superlative þyngstr)
- heavy
- 1093–1103, King Magnús barefoot Óláfsson, loose verse 4
[…] Þungan berk af þingi
þann harm, es skalk svanna
— skreytask menn á móti —
minn aldrigi finna.- Heavy I carry away from the assembly, the sorrow that I shall never — men adorn themselves at the meeting — find my lady.
Declension
Strong declension of þungr
Declension of comparative of þungr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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þungari, þyngri
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þungari, þyngri
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þungara, þyngra
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| accusative
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þungara, þyngra
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þungari, þyngri
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þungara, þyngra
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| dative
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þungara, þyngra
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þungari, þyngri
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þungara, þyngra
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| genitive
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þungara, þyngra
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þungari, þyngri
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þungara, þyngra
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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þungari, þyngri
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þungari, þyngri
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þungari, þyngri
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| accusative
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þungari, þyngri
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þungari, þyngri
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þungari, þyngri
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| dative
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þungurum, þyngrum
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þungurum, þyngrum
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þungurum, þyngrum
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| genitive
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þungari, þyngri
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þungari, þyngri
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þungari, þyngri
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Strong declension of superlative of þungr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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þungastr, þyngstr
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þungust, þyngst
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þungast, þyngst
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| accusative
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þungastan, þyngstan
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þungasta, þyngsta
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þungast, þyngst
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| dative
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þungustum, þyngstum
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þungastri, þyngstri
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þungustu, þyngstu
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| genitive
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þungasts, þyngsts
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þungastrar, þyngstrar
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þungasts, þyngsts
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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þungastir, þyngstir
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þungastar, þyngstar
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þungust, þyngst
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| accusative
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þungasta, þyngsta
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þungastar, þyngstar
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þungust, þyngst
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| dative
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þungustum, þyngstum
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þungustum, þyngstum
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þungustum, þyngstum
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| genitive
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þungastra, þyngstra
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þungastra, þyngstra
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þungastra, þyngstra
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Weak declension of superlative of þungr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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þungasti, þyngsti
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þungasta, þyngsta
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þungasta, þyngsta
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| accusative
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þungasta, þyngsta
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungasta, þyngsta
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| dative
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þungasta, þyngsta
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungasta, þyngsta
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| genitive
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þungasta, þyngsta
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungasta, þyngsta
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungustu, þyngstu
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| accusative
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungustu, þyngstu
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| dative
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þungustum, þyngstum
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þungustum, þyngstum
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þungustum, þyngstum
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| genitive
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungustu, þyngstu
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þungustu, þyngstu
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