Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European *téngʰus, akin to Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ (compare Serbo-Croatian težak) and Lithuanian tingus. All from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-.

Adjective

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þungr (comparative þyngri, superlative þyngstr)

  1. heavy
    • 1093–1103, King Magnús barefoot Óláfsson, loose verse 4
      [] Þungan berk af þingi
      þann harm, es skalk svanna
      — skreytask menn á móti —
      minn aldrigi finna.
      Heavy I carry away from the assembly, the sorrow that I shall never — men adorn themselves at the meeting — find my lady.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: þungur
  • Faroese: tungur
  • Norwegian: tung
  • Swedish: tung
  • Danish: tung

References

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