þrǫngr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz.

Adjective

þrǫngr (accusative þrǫngvan)

1. narrow, close, tight
2. crowded

   þrǫngt var á skipinu

   it was crowded on the ship

Declension

Strong declension of þrǫngr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrǫngr	þrǫng	þrǫngt
accusative	þrǫngvan	þrǫngva	þrǫngt
dative	þrǫngum	þrǫngri	þrǫngu
genitive	þrǫngs	þrǫngrar	þrǫngs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrǫngvir	þrǫngvar	þrǫng
accusative	þrǫngva	þrǫngvar	þrǫng
dative	þrǫngum	þrǫngum	þrǫngum
genitive	þrǫngra	þrǫngra	þrǫngra

Weak declension of þrǫngr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrǫngvi	þrǫngva	þrǫngva
accusative	þrǫngva	þrǫngu	þrǫngva
dative	þrǫngva	þrǫngu	þrǫngva
genitive	þrǫngva	þrǫngu	þrǫngva
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrǫngu	þrǫngu	þrǫngu
accusative	þrǫngu	þrǫngu	þrǫngu
dative	þrǫngum	þrǫngum	þrǫngum
genitive	þrǫngu	þrǫngu	þrǫngu

Declension of comparative of þrǫngr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrøngri	þrøngri	þrøngra
accusative	þrøngra	þrøngri	þrøngra
dative	þrøngra	þrøngri	þrøngra
genitive	þrøngra	þrøngri	þrøngra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrøngri	þrøngri	þrøngri
accusative	þrøngri	þrøngri	þrøngri
dative	þrøngrum	þrøngrum	þrøngrum
genitive	þrøngri	þrøngri	þrøngri

Strong declension of superlative of þrǫngr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrøngstr	þrøngst	þrøngst
accusative	þrøngstan	þrøngsta	þrøngst
dative	þrøngstum	þrøngstri	þrøngstu
genitive	þrøngsts	þrøngstrar	þrøngsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrøngstir	þrøngstar	þrøngst
accusative	þrøngsta	þrøngstar	þrøngst
dative	þrøngstum	þrøngstum	þrøngstum
genitive	þrøngstra	þrøngstra	þrøngstra

Weak declension of superlative of þrǫngr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrøngsti	þrøngsta	þrøngsta
accusative	þrøngsta	þrøngstu	þrøngsta
dative	þrøngsta	þrøngstu	þrøngsta
genitive	þrøngsta	þrøngstu	þrøngsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrøngstu	þrøngstu	þrøngstu
accusative	þrøngstu	þrøngstu	þrøngstu
dative	þrøngstum	þrøngstum	þrøngstum
genitive	þrøngstu	þrøngstu	þrøngstu

Derived terms

• þrǫngbrjóstaðr (“mean-spirited”)
• þrǫngfœrr (“narrow to pass”)
• þrǫngleikr m (“narrowness”)
• þrǫnglendi n (“narrow land”)
• þrǫnglendr (“narrow”)
• þrǫngliga (“narrowly”)
• þrǫngmeginn (“oppressed”)

Related terms

• þryngva (“to press, thrust”)
• þrøngva (“to press on one”)
• þrǫng f (“narrow place”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: þröngur
• Faroese: trongur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: trong
• Norwegian Bokmål: trang
• Old Swedish: þrānger
  • Swedish: trång
• Danish: trang

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þröngr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 519; also available at the Internet Archive