hring
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iŋk
Noun
hring
Old English
Alternative forms
- hrincg, hrinċġ, ring
- ᚱᛁᚾᚷ (rinġ) — Wheatley Hill Finger Ring
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Cognate with Old Frisian hring, Old Saxon hring, Old High German ring, Old Norse hringr, also Finnish rengas.
In some forms and senses, possibly influenced by related hrinċġe, hrinġe (“loop, handle, clasp”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hring m
- ring (circular band)
- ring (circular mark); circle
- circuit, cycle
- a round object; orb, globe
- a loop or ring used as a means of attachment, suspension, or compression; handle
- a wreath, garland, or festoon
- the border of a circular area or region
- (figurative) the limit of a jurisdiction
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Related terms
Descendants
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hring.
Noun
hring m
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hring | hringa |
| accusative | hring | hringa |
| genitive | hringes | hringo |
| dative | hringe | hringum |
| instrumental | hringu | — |
Declension of hring (masculine a-stem)
Descendants
References
- Braune, Wilhelm, Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Old Norse
Noun
hring
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle”).
Noun
hring m
Descendants
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