vangi

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vangi, from Proto-Germanic *wangô.

Pronunciation

Noun

vangi m (genitive singular vanga, nominative plural vangar)

  1. cheek
    Synonyms: kinn, kjammi

Declension

Declension of vangi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vangi vanginn vangar vangarnir
accusative vanga vangann vanga vangana
dative vanga vanganum vöngum vöngunum
genitive vanga vangans vanga vanganna

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wangô.

Noun

vangi m (genitive vanga)

  1. (upper) cheek
Declension
  Declension of vangi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vangi vanginn vangar vangarnir
accusative vanga vangann vanga vangana
dative vanga vanganum vǫngum vǫngunum
genitive vanga vangans vanga vanganna

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Noun

vangi

  1. dative singular of vangr
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