tǫng

See also: tong, tóng, tòng, tông, tōng, tổng, and tǒng

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tangiz (“tong”). Cognate with Old English tang, tange, Old Frisian tange, tonge, Old Saxon tanga, Old High German zanga.

Noun

tǫng f (genitive tangar, plural tangir)

smith's tongs

Declension

Declension of tǫng (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tǫng	tǫngin	tangir, tengr	tangirnar, tengrnar
accusative	tǫng	tǫngina	tangir, tengr	tangirnar, tengrnar
dative	tǫng	tǫnginni	tǫngum	tǫngunum
genitive	tangar	tangarinnar	tanga	tanganna

Descendants

Faroese: tong f
Icelandic: töng f

Norwegian: tang (Bokmål), tong (Nynorsk)
Swedish: tång c

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