hrung

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrungu, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō (“pole, staff, stake, rod, spoke, rung”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ- (“to twist, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xrunɡ/, [r̥uŋɡ]

Noun

hrung f

1. (of a ladder) a rung

Declension

Declension of hrung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hrung	hrunga, hrunge
accusative	hrunge	hrunga, hrunge
genitive	hrunge	hrunga
dative	hrunge	hrungum

Descendants

• Middle English: rung
  • English: rung
  • Scots: rung, roung, rong, ring