hring

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iŋk

Noun

hring

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hringur
  2. indefinite dative singular of hringur

Old English

Alternative forms

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

  • IPA(key): /xrinɡ/, [r̥iŋɡ]

Noun

hring m

  1. ring (circular band)
  2. ring (circular mark); circle
  3. circuit, cycle
  4. a round object; orb, globe
  5. a loop or ring used as a means of attachment, suspension, or compression; handle
  6. a wreath, garland, or festoon
  7. the border of a circular area or region
  8. (figurative) the limit of a jurisdiction

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: ryng, rynge, ring
    • English: ring
    • Scots: ring
    • Yola: ring
  • Medieval Latin: ringa, renga (Anglo-Latin)

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hring.

Noun

hring m

  1. ring

Declension

Descendants

References

  1. Braune, Wilhelm, Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen
  2. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Old Norse

Noun

hring

  1. accusative singular of hringr

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (ring, circle).

Noun

hring m

  1. ring

Descendants

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