vængr

Old Norse

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to vindr.

Compare also Danish vinge, Norwegian Bokmål vinge, Swedish vinge and Middle English winge, wenge (whence English wing), which differ in the stem vowel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛ̃ːŋɡr̩/

Noun

vængr m (genitive vængjar, plural vængir)

1. wing

Declension

  Declension of vængr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vængr	vængrinn	vængir	vængirnir
accusative	væng	vænginn	vængi	vængina
dative	væng	vænginum	vængjum	vængjunum
genitive	vængjar	vængjarins	vængja	vængjanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vængur
• Faroese: vongur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: veng
• Elfdalian: waingg
• Gutnish: vängg
• Old Swedish: vinge
  • Swedish: vinge
• Norwegian Bokmål: vinge
• Danish: vinge
• → Middle English: wenge, winge
  • English: wing
    • → Swedish: ving
  • Scots: weyng, wyng