strang

See also: Strang, strâng, and sträng

English

Adjective

strang (comparative stranger, superlative strangest)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Alternative form of strong

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

strang

  1. Alternative form of straunge

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from the Proto-Indo-European *streng- (“stiff, tight”), *strenk- [1]. Cognate with Old Saxon strang, Old High German strangi, Old Norse strangr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /strɑnɡ/, [strɑŋɡ]

Adjective

strang (comparative strengra, superlative strengest)

  1. strong

Declension

Weak Strong
case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative stranga strange strange strangan nom. strang strange strang stranga, -e
accusative strangan strange strangan acc. strangne strang strange strange strang stranga, -e
genitive strangan strangra, strangena gen. stranges stranges strangre strangra
dative strangan strangum dat. strangum strangum strangre strangum
instrumental strange

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Pokorny 2594

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse strangr, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *streng-, *strenk- (“taut, stiff, tight”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

strang (comparative strangan, superlative strangest)

  1. strict, severe, stern
  2. thin
    kalven jer lang å strang
    the calf is long and thin
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