Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (to blow), thus related to vindr.

Compare also Danish vinge, Norwegian Bokmål vinge, Swedish vinge and Middle English winge, wenge (whence English wing), which differ in the stem vowel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈwɛ̃ːŋɡr̩/

Noun edit

vængr m (genitive vængjar, plural vængir)

  1. wing

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: vængur
  • Faroese: vongur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veng
  • Elfdalian: waingg
  • Gutnish: vängg