Old English · noun
strengu
Normalised strenġu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong īn-stem
- IPA
- /ˈstren.ju/[ˈstren.d͡ʒu]
- Syllables
- ˈstren · ju (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fortitudevigour
Meaning
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strength, power, vigour, fortitude
Mycel ǣrende brōhte hē; forþon his nama wæs gereht 'Godes strengo.'
He brought a great errand for his name meant 'God's strength.'
10th century, “ANNUNCIATIO S. MARIÆ”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 9:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *strangī, from Proto-Germanic *strangį̄. Equivalent to strang + -u.
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