strengu

Old English

Alternative forms

• strenġo, strenġeo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *strangī, from Proto-Germanic *strangį̄. Equivalent to strang +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstren.ju/, [ˈstren.d͡ʒu]

Noun

strenġu f

1. strength
   • 10th century, ANNUNCIATIO S. MARIÆ [1]

     Mycel ǣrende brōhte hē; forþon his nama wæs gereht 'Godes strengo.'

     He brought a great errand for his name meant 'God's strength.'

Declension

Strong īn-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	strenġu	strenġu, strenġe
accusative	strenġu, strenġe	strenġu, strenġe
genitive	strenġu, strenġe	strenġa
dative	strenġu, strenġe	strenġum

Often undeclined outside of the genitive/dative plural, as with other īn-stems

Synonyms

• strengþu (much more common)