hringr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hringaz.

Noun

hringr m (genitive hrings, plural hringar)

ring

Declension

Declension of *hringr* (strong a-stem)
masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hringr	hringrinn	hringar	hringarnir
accusative	hring	hringinn	hringa	hringana
dative	hringi	hringinum	hringum	hringunum
genitive	hrings	hringsins	hringa	hringanna

Derived terms

hringa (“to furnish with a ring”)
hringabrynja f (“coat of ring-mail”)
hringbroti m (“breaker of rings”)
hringdrifi m (“distributor of rings”)
hringja f (“buckle”)
hringja (“to encircle”)
hringleginn (“coiled up”)
hringleikr m (“ring-dance”)
hringofinn (“woven with rings”)
hringvariðr (“ring-mounted”)

Descendants

Icelandic: hringur
Faroese: ringur
Norn: ring
Norwegian Nynorsk: ring
Elfdalian: ringg
Old Swedish: ringer
- Swedish: ring
Old Danish: ring
- Danish: ring
  - Norwegian Bokmål: ring
Gutnish: ringg

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hringr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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