lyng

See also: -lyng and Lyng

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą. Cognate with Faroese lyngur, Norwegian lyng, Icelandic lyng, Swedish ljung.

Noun

lyng

1. heather, ling, (used for several plants in the heather family)

Derived terms

• hedelyng
• rosmarinlyng

 

References

• “lyng” in Den Danske Ordbog

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą. Cognate with Faroese lyngur, Norwegian lyng, Danish lyng, Swedish ljung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liŋk/
• Rhymes: -iŋk

Noun

lyng n (genitive singular lyngs, no plural)

1. heather, ling

Declension

Declension of lyng (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lyng	lyngið
accusative	lyng	lyngið
dative	lyngi	lynginu
genitive	lyngs	lyngsins

Derived terms

• beitilyng (“common heather, Calluna vulgaris”)
• bláberjalyng (“bog bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum”)
• hrútaberjalyng (“stone bramble, Rubus saxatilis”)
• krækiberjalyng (“crowberry, Empetrum nigrum”)
• ljósalyng (“bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia”)
• lynghæna (“quail”)
• lyngjafni (“interrupted clubmoss, Lycopodium annotinum”)
• lyngrós (“rhododendron”)
• mosalyng (“moss bell heather, Harrimanella hypnoides”)
• rauðberjalyng (“cowberry, lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)
• sortulyng (“common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi”)
• týtuberjalyng (“cowberry, lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lingge, lynge, lynk

Etymology

From Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /linɡ/

Noun

lyng (uncountable)

1. ling, common heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Descendants

• English: ling
• Yola: ling

References

• “ling, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Lyng (røsslyng)

Etymology

From Old Norse lyng n, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyŋ/, [lʏʷŋ]

Noun

lyng m (definite singular lyngen, uncountable)

1. (collective) describing plants mostly from the heather family, Ericaceae

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter. With this change, definite singular lynget was made non-standard.

Derived terms

• røsslyng

References

• “lyng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lyng n, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏŋː/

Noun

lyng m (definite singular lyngen, uncountable)

1. (collective) describing plants mostly from the heather family (Ericaceae)

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter. Definite singular lynget was made non-standard by this change.

Derived terms

• røsslyng

References

• “lyng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lingwą.

Noun

lyng n (genitive lyngs, dative lyngvi)

1. heather, ling

Declension

  Declension of lyng (strong wa-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lyng	lyngit	lyng	lyngin
accusative	lyng	lyngit	lyng	lyngin
dative	lyngvi	lyngvinu	lyngum	lyngunum
genitive	lyngs	lyngsins	lyngva	lyngvanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: lyng
• Faroese: lyngur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lyng
• Norwegian Bokmål: lyng
• Old Swedish: liung
  • Swedish: ljung
• Danish: lyng
• → Middle English: lyng
  • English: ling

References

• “lyng”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press