hring

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iŋk

Noun

hring

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hringur
  2. indefinite dative singular of hringur

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“something bent or curved”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-, extended nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

Akin to Old High German (h)ring, Old Frisian hring, Old Norse hringr (“ring, circle, queue, sword; ship”). More at ring.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥iŋɡ/

Noun

hring m (nominative plural hringas)

  1. ring

Declension
Declension of hring (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hring hringas
accusative hring hringas
genitive hringes hringa
dative hringe hringum

Descendants

Old High German

Alternative forms

Noun

hring m

  1. ring

Declension
Declension of hring (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative hring hringa
accusative hring hringa
genitive hringes hringo
dative hringe hringum
instrumental hringu —

References
  1. Braune, Wilhelm, Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen
  2. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle”).

Noun

hring m

  1. ring

Descendants
  • Middle Low German: ring
    • Low German: rink
    • Plautdietsch: Rinkj
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