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Webster 1913 Edition


Strang

Strang

,
Adj.
[See
Strong
.]
Strong.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Halliwell.

Definition 2024


Strang

Strang

See also: strang, strâng, and sträng

English

Proper noun

Strang

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strank, stranc, strange, from Old High German stranc, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ. Cognate with Low German Strenge, Dutch streng, English string, Danish streng, Latin stringere, Swedish sträng.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

Strang m (genitive Strangs or Stranges, plural Stränge)

  1. thread
  2. cord

Declension

Derived terms

strang

strang

See also: Strang, strâng, and sträng

English

Adjective

strang (comparative stranger, superlative strangest)

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

Old English

Alternative forms

Adjective

strang (comparative strengra, superlative strengest)

  1. strong

Declension

Weak Strong
case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative stranga strange strange strangan nom. strang strange strang stranga, -e
accusative strangan strange strangan acc. strangne strang strange strange strang stranga, -e
genitive strangan strangra, strangena gen. stranges stranges strangre strangra
dative strangan strangum dat. strangum strangum strangre strangum
instrumental strange

Descendants

References

  1. Pokorny 2594