slenge

Middle English

Noun

slenge

1. Alternative form of slynge

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Influenced by Old Danish slenghe and Danish slænge, from Old Norse slængja, slyngja, causative of slængva, sløngva, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slangwijaną.

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk slengja, which retains the diphthong from Old Norse; also Icelandic slengja, Old Swedish slængia → Swedish slänga, Old Danish slængiæ → slenghe → Danish slænge. Perhaps with influence from Middle Low German slengen (Bavarian schlengen).

Verb

slenge (imperative sleng, present tense slenger, passive slenges, simple past slengte, past participle slengt, present participle slengende)

1. to fling, sling, throw

References

• “slenge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

slenge (present tense slenger, past tense slengde, past participle slengt, passive infinitive slengast, present participle slengande, imperative sleng)

1. Alternative form of slengja