þwang

Old English

Alternative forms

• þwong, þwæng, þweng

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwanguz. Cognate with Old Norse þvengr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θwɑnɡ/, [θwɑŋɡ]

Noun

þwang m

1. thong (of leather etc.)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	þwang	þwangas
accusative	þwang	þwangas
genitive	þwanges	þwanga
dative	þwange	þwangum

Descendants

• Middle English: thong, thwong, thwang
  • English: thong
  • Scots: thwang, thwayng, thang
  • Yola: fong