hring

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iŋk

Noun

hring

indefinite accusative singular of hringur
indefinite dative singular of hringur

Old English

Alternative forms

hrincg

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“something bent or curved”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-, extended nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

Akin to Old High German (h)ring, Old Frisian hring, Old Norse hringr (“ring, circle, queue, sword; ship”). More at ring.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈr̥iŋɡ/

Noun

hring m (nominative plural hringas)

ring

Declension

Declension of hring (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hring	hringas
accusative	hring	hringas
genitive	hringes	hringa
dative	hringe	hringum

Descendants

Middle English: ring, rink, renk
- Scots: ring
- English: ring, rink

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle”).

Noun

hring m

ring

Descendants

Middle Low German: ring
- Low German: rink
- Plautdietsch: Rinkj

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