Noun: þvengr
Gender:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | þvengr |
| Sg. Def. | þvengrinn |
| Pl. Indef. | þvengar |
| Pl. Def. | þvengarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | þvengs |
| Sg. Def. | þvengsins |
| Pl. Indef. | þvenga |
| Pl. Def. | þvenganna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | þvengi |
| Sg. Def. | þvenginum |
| Pl. Indef. | þvengum |
| Pl. Def. | þvengunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | þveng |
| Sg. Def. | þvenginn |
| Pl. Indef. | þvenga |
| Pl. Def. | þvengana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like þvengr
skarfr,
øruggleikr,
stríðleikr,
greypleikr,
mildleikr,
hildileikr,
þykkleikr,
úfríðleikr,
vitrleikr,
jarldómr,
kunnleikr,
slœgleikr,
auraskortr,
tíðleikr,
roskinleikr,
horskleikr,
sandmelr,
døkkleikr,
skærleikr,
værleikr, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. From Proto-Germanic *þwanguz, *þwangiz, roughly meaning “restrainer” at its core. From the root in Old Norse þvinga (“to restraint”); compare Swedish tving (“clamp”).
2. Cognate with English thong, German Zwang, Middle Low German dwenge (“shoestring”). See: Old Norse Nouns '
þvinga', Swedish Nouns '
tving', English Nouns '
thong', German Nouns '
Zwang'.
Verbs referencing "þvengr"
Danish Nouns
tvinge, Old English Nouns
þwang, Danish Nouns
tvang, Icelandic Nouns
þvengur, German Nouns
Zwinge.
Translations