strang

See also: Strang, strâng, and sträng

English

Adjective

strang (comparative stranger, superlative strangest)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Alternative form of strong

Anagrams

• Grants, grants

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Middle English

Noun

strang

1. Alternative form of straunge

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Old English

Alternative forms

• strong

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from the Proto-Indo-European *streng- (“stiff, tight”), *strenk- . Cognate with Old Saxon strang, Old High German strangi, Old Norse strangr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strɑnɡ/, [strɑŋɡ]

Adjective

strang (comparative strengra, superlative strenġest)

1. strong

Declension

Declension of strang — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	strang	strang	strang
Accusative	strangne	strange	strang
Genitive	stranges	strangre	stranges
Dative	strangum	strangre	strangum
Instrumental	strange	strangre	strange
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	strange	stranga, strange	strang
Accusative	strange	stranga, strange	strang
Genitive	strangra	strangra	strangra
Dative	strangum	strangum	strangum
Instrumental	strangum	strangum	strangum

Declension of strang — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stranga	strange	strange
Accusative	strangan	strangan	strange
Genitive	strangan	strangan	strangan
Dative	strangan	strangan	strangan
Instrumental	strangan	strangan	strangan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	strangan	strangan	strangan
Accusative	strangan	strangan	strangan
Genitive	strangra, strangena	strangra, strangena	strangra, strangena
Dative	strangum	strangum	strangum
Instrumental	strangum	strangum	strangum

Descendants

• Middle English: strong, stronge
  • English: strong
  • Scots: strang
  • Yola: straung

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse strangr, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *streng-, *strenk- (“taut, stiff, tight”).

Pronunciation

• (Lövånger) IPA^(key): [strɒ́ŋː]
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): [stráŋː]
• (Luleå) IPA^(key): [strǽːk]
• (Kalix) IPA^(key): [strɑ̰́ːk]

  Rhymes: -áŋɡ

Adjective

strang (comparative strangan, superlative strangest)

1. strict, severe, stern
2. thin

   kalven jer lang å strang

   the calf is long and thin