þungr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European *téngʰus, akin to Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ (compare Serbo-Croatian težak) and Lithuanian tingus. All from Proto-Indo-European *téngʰ-.

Adjective

þungr (comparative þyngri, superlative þyngstr)

  1. heavy

Declension

Derived terms

  • þunga (to load)
  • þungafullr (heavy; burdened)
  • þungan f (burden)
  • þungavarnaðr m (heavy goods)
  • þungavarningr m (heavy goods)
  • þungbærr (heavy to bear, burdensome)
  • þungeygr (heavy eyed; dim-eyed)
  • þungfœrr (heavy to move; infirm)
  • þunggengt (difficult to walk)
  • þungi m (heaviness, weight)
  • þungleikaaldr m (age of infirmity)
  • þungleikr m (heaviness, infirmity)
  • þungligr (heavy, difficult)
  • þunglífr (heavy in the body)
  • þungmeginn (oppressed)
  • þungreiðr (heavy to ride through)
  • þungræðr (difficult, laborious)
  • þungyrkr (hard, severe)
  • þyngd f (heaviness, weight)
  • þynging f (burden, heaviness)
  • þyngja (to weigh down)
  • þyngsl n pl (burden, heaviness)

Descendants

  • Norwegian (bokmål): tung
  • Norwegian (nynorsk): tung
  • Swedish: tung
  • Westrobothnian: tong

References

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