Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the same ultimate source as strangur (severe, strict). Compare Old English streng (modern English string).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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strangi m (genitive singular stranga, nominative plural strangar)

  1. roll, bolt (of cloth)

Declension

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Declension of strangi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative strangi stranginn strangar strangarnir
accusative stranga strangann stranga strangana
dative stranga stranganum ströngum ströngunum
genitive stranga strangans stranga stranganna

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1036-37”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1036-37

Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *strang.

Adjective

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strangi

  1. strong
Derived terms
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  • strangī
Descendants
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  • Middle High German: strenge, strange

Etymology 2

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strangi (strong) +‎ .

Noun

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strangī f

  1. strength
Declension
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Declension of strangī (īn-stem)
case singular plural
nominative strangī strangī
accusative strangī strangī
genitive strangī strangino
dative strangī stranginum
Descendants
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