ljung

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish liung (compare Old Norse lyngr, lyng (“heather”)), from Proto-Norse ᛚᛁᛜᚹᚨ- (*lingwa-, “heather”), from Proto-Germanic *lingwą (“heather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɵŋ/

Noun

ljung c

1. heather, ling (plant; species Calluna vulgaris, genus Calluna, family Ericaceae, order Ericales)

Declension

Declension of ljung
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ljung	ljungen	—	—
Genitive	ljungs	ljungens	—	—

Related terms

• klockljung
• ljungbacke
• ljungbestånd
• ljungblomma
• ljunghed
• ljungpipare
• ljungplanta
• ljungris
• ljungsläktet
• ljungsnärja
• ljungväxt

 

References

• ljung in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ljung in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)