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þröngur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þrǫngr (narrow), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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þröngur (comparative þrengri, superlative þrengstur)

  1. narrow
    Synonym: krappur
  2. crowded, confined
    Synonym: rúmlítill
    Það var þröngt um mig.
    I have no room to move.
    Þröngar aðstæður.
    Confined spaces.
  3. difficult
    Synonym: erfiður
    Þröngur efnahagur.
    Tight budget.
  4. (of space) tight
  5. (of space) close-fitting, tight
    Synonym: aðskorinn

Declension

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