þrøngsl

Old Norse

Etymology

From the root of þrǫngr +‎ -sl, from Proto-Germanic *-slą. Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻 (þreihsl, “difficulty, distress”).

Noun

þrøngsl n pl

1. straits, distress

Declension

  Declension of þrøngsl, (strong a-stem, plural only)

neuter	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	þrøngsl	þrøngslin
accusative	þrøngsl	þrøngslin
dative	þrøngslum	þrøngslunum
genitive	þrøngsla	þrøngslanna

Related terms

• þrǫngr (“narrow”)

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: trengsel
• Norwegian Bokmål: trengsel
• Swedish: trängsel

References

• þrøngsl in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.