þwang

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þwanguz. Cognate with Old Norse þvengr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /θwɑnɡ/, [θwɑŋɡ]

Noun[edit]

þwang m

  1. thong (of leather etc.)

Declension[edit]

Declension of þwang (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative þwang þwangas
accusative þwang þwangas
genitive þwanges þwanga
dative þwange þwangum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: thong, thwong, thwang
    • English: thong
    • Scots: thwang, thwayng, thang
    • Yola: fong
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