vrang

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish wrang (“wrong”), from Old Norse rangr (“awry”), from earlier *wrangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), *werg'-, *wrengh-, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”). More at wrong.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vranɡ/, [vʁɑŋˀ]

Adjective

vrang

  1. (archaic) crooked
  2. wrong
  3. (knitting, also used adverbially) purlwise
    Strik fem masker vrang.
    Purl five stitches (lit. "knit five stitches purlwise")
    Antonym: ret

Inflection

Inflection of vrang
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular vrang — —2
indefinite neuter singular vrangt — —2
plural vrange — —2
definite attributive1 vrange — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

vrang c (singular definite vrangen, not used in plural form)

  1. the wrong side of fabric
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