tǫng
Old Norse
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *tangiz (“tong”). Cognate with Old English tang, tange, Old Frisian tange, tonge, Old Saxon tanga, Old High German zanga.
Noun
tǫng f (genitive tangar, plural tengr or tangir)
Declension
This noun may either be conjugated like a regular i-stem noun or as a consonant stem, having i-umlaut in the nominative and accusative plurals.
Declension of tǫng (strong i-stem)
Declension of tǫng (strong consonant stem)
Descendants
References
- töng in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.