dreng

Albanian

Etymology

Variant of drenjë, from Proto-Indo-European *dreu- (“tree”). Occurs in Cham Albanian.

Adjective

dreng m (feminine drenge)

1. strong, healthy, sound

See also

• drenjë
• drënjë

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse drengr (“young warrior”), from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz (“man, servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛŋˀ/, [ˈd̥ʁɑ̈ŋˀ]

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Noun

dreng c (singular definite drengen, plural indefinite drenge)

1. boy, lad

Inflection

Declension of dreng

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dreng	drengen	drenge	drengene
genitive	drengs	drengens	drenges	drengenes

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse drengr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɛŋː/

Noun

dreng m (definite singular drengen, indefinite plural drengar or drenger, definite plural drengane or drengene)

1. a farmhand
2. an assistant, apprentice

Further reading

• “dreng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drangī, from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drenj/, [drend͡ʒ]

Noun

drenġ m

1. warrior; soldier

Inflection

Declension of dreng (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	drenġ	drenġas
accusative	drenġ	drenġas
genitive	drenġes	drenġa
dative	drenġe	drenġum

Descendants

• Middle English: dreng, dring
  • Scots: dreng, dring
  • English: dreng, drenge, drench
• Law Latin: drengus