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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English thrang, throng (“dense, thick, tight, constrictive”), cognate with Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow, close, tight”). Related to English thring (“to press”).
Adjective
thrang (comparative more thrang, superlative most thrang)
- (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Busy, preoccupied.
- (dialectal, rare, Northern England) Crowded, busy.
- Synonym: throng
Verb
thrang (third-person singular simple present thrangs, present participle thranging, simple past and past participle thranged)
- (Scotland) To throng.
Etymology 2
From thring (“to press, squeeze”).
Verb
thrang
- simple past of thring
Scots
Pronunciation
Noun
thrang (plural thrangs)
- throng
Adjective
thrang (comparative mair thrang, superlative maist thrang)
- busy
Descendants
Verb
thrang
- to throng
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Adjective
thrang
- Lenited form of trang.