rangr

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier vrangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz, akin to the Common Germanic verb *wringan.

Adjective

rangr

  1. twisted
  2. wrong, false

Declension

Strong declension of rangr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rangr rǫng rangt
accusative rangan ranga rangt
dative rǫngum rangri rǫngu
genitive rangs rangrar rangs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rangir rangar rǫng
accusative ranga rangar rǫng
dative rǫngum rǫngum rǫngum
genitive rangra rangra rangra
Weak declension of rangr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rangi ranga ranga
accusative ranga rǫngu ranga
dative ranga rǫngu ranga
genitive ranga rǫngu ranga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rǫngu rǫngu rǫngu
accusative rǫngu rǫngu rǫngu
dative rǫngum rǫngum rǫngum
genitive rǫngu rǫngu rǫngu
Declension of comparative of rangr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rengri rengri rengra
accusative rengra rengri rengra
dative rengra rengri rengra
genitive rengra rengri rengra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rengri rengri rengri
accusative rengri rengri rengri
dative rengrum rengrum rengrum
genitive rengri rengri rengri
Strong declension of superlative of rangr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rengstr rengst rengst
accusative rengstan rengsta rengst
dative rengstum rengstri rengstu
genitive rengsts rengstrar rengsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rengstir rengstar rengst
accusative rengsta rengstar rengst
dative rengstum rengstum rengstum
genitive rengstra rengstra rengstra
Weak declension of superlative of rangr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rengsti rengsta rengsta
accusative rengsta rengstu rengsta
dative rengsta rengstu rengsta
genitive rengsta rengstu rengsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rengstu rengstu rengstu
accusative rengstu rengstu rengstu
dative rengstum rengstum rengstum
genitive rengstu rengstu rengstu

Descendants

For descendants from earlier form vrangr, see *wrangaz.

  • Icelandic: rangur
  • Faroese: rangur
  • Norn: rang
  • Norwegian: rang; (dialectal) rang’u, rång’e
  • Jamtish: ráng

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “rangr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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