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hring
hring
Icelandic
Noun
hring
Old English
Alternative forms
Noun
hring m (nominative plural hringas)
Declension
Declension of hring (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hring | hringas |
| accusative | hring | hringas |
| genitive | hringes | hringa |
| dative | hringe | hringum |
Descendants
- English: ring
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“something bent or curved”). Uncertain etymology.
Akin to Old High German (h)ring, Old Frisian hring, Old Norse hringr (“ring, circle, queue, sword; ship”). More at ring.
Noun
hring m