Old English · noun

wang

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /wɑnɡ/
[wɑŋɡ]
Syllables: wɑnɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English: wong flat plain field surface face

wang1 · noun · masculine

Senses

a flat surface: plain, field, ground

sæs me sind ealle flodas on fæðmum / ⁊ þas foldan bearm grene wongas

All seas and waters are in my embraces, and the bosom of earth and the green fields.
1963, Paull Franklin Baum, Riddle 11, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wang
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wang	wangas
Accusative	wang	wangas
Genitive	wanges	wanga
Dative	wange	wangum

wang2 · noun · masculine

Senses

the side of the face, cheek

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wang
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wang	wangas
Accusative	wang	wangas
Genitive	wanges	wanga
Dative	wange	wangum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wang, from Proto-Germanic *wangaz. Cognates Cognate with Old Saxon wang, Old High German -wang (in holzwang), Old Norse vangr (Swedish vång), Gothic (waggs).

From Proto-West Germanic *wangā, from Proto-Germanic *wangô (“cheek, jaw”). Doublet of wange. Ultimately related to Etymology 1 above.

Descendants

wong

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