stong

See also: Stong, stöng, and stǫng

English

Noun

stong (plural stongs)

1. (historical) An area of land equivalent to a quarter of an acre.

Synonyms

• stang

Anagrams

• Tongs, tongs

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫng, from Proto-Germanic *stangō.

Noun

stong f (genitive singular stangar, plural stengur)

1. bar, rod, pole
2. (poetic) long spear, lance
3. (soccer) post

Declension

Declension of stong
f9	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stong	stongin	stengur	stengurnar
accusative	stong	stongina	stengur	stengurnar
dative	stong	stongini	stongum	stongunum
genitive	stangar	stangarinnar	stanga	stanganna

Derived terms

• flaggstong
• fleygastong

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫng, from Proto-Germanic *stangō. Cognate with Icelandic stöng, Danish stang, Swedish stång.

Noun

stong f (definite singular stonga, indefinite plural stenger, definite plural stengene)

1. rod, pole

   Han vart slegen med ei stong av jarn.

   He was hit with a rod made of iron.

See also

• stang (Bokmål)

References

• “stong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.