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Old English · noun

streng

Normalised strenġ

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/strenj/
[strend͡ʒ]
Syllables
strenj (1 syllable)
Modern English
stringstrenghfortitudevigourcordrope

streng1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. string, rope, cord

Declension · strong i-stem

Declension of streng
SingularPlural
Nominative strenġstrenġas
Accusative strenġstrenġas
Genitive strenġesstrenġa
Dative strenġestrenġum

streng2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. strength, power, vigour, fortitude

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of streng
SingularPlural
Nominative strenġstrenġastrenġe
Accusative strenġestrenġastrenġe
Genitive strenġestrenġa
Dative strenġestrenġum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Old High German strang and Old Norse strengr.

From Proto-West Germanic *strangiju, perhaps a regularisation of *strangī, from Proto-Germanic *strangį̄ (“strength”).

Descendants

string, strengh

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