drengr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *drangijaz (“staff; stake; man; servant”). Cognate with Old English dreng (“warrior; soldier”).
Noun[edit]
drengr m (genitive drengjar, plural drengir)
Declension[edit]
Declension of drengr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | drengr | drengrinn | drengir | drengirnir |
| accusative | dreng | drenginn | drengi | drengina |
| dative | drengi | drenginum | drengjum | drengjunum |
| genitive | drengjar | drengjarins | drengja | drengjanna |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- drengr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
