*wrangaz

Runic: ᚹᚱᚨᚾᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwrɑŋ.ɡɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. twisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry
  2. wretched, wicked, unjust

Etymology

An adjectival formation from *wringaną (‘to wring, twist’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.wrangazwrangōwrangą, -atōwrangaiwrangôzwrangō
Acc.wranganǭwrangǭwrangą, -atōwranganzwrangōzwrangō
Gen.wrangas, -iswrangaizōzwrangas, -iswrangaizǫ̂wrangaizǫ̂wrangaizǫ̂
Dat.wrangammaiwrangaizōiwrangammaiwrangaimazwrangaimazwrangaimaz
Inst.wranganōwrangaizōwranganōwrangaimizwrangaimizwrangaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.wrangôwrangǭwrangôwranganizwrangōnizwrangōnō
Acc.wranganųwrangōnųwrangôwranganunzwrangōnunzwrangōnō
Gen.wranginizwrangōnizwranginizwranganǫ̂wrangōnǫ̂wranganǫ̂
Dat.wranginiwrangōniwranginiwrangammazwrangōmazwrangammaz
Inst.wranginēwrangōnēwranginēwrangammizwrangōmizwrangammiz

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Descendants

  • *wrang (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wrang, *wrank (Old Dutch)
      • wranc (Middle Dutch)
        • wrang (Dutch)
          • vrank, wrang (Afrikaans)
  • *wrang (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wrang (Old Frisian)
      • wrang (West Frisian)
  • *wrang (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wrang, *wrank (Old Saxon)
      • wrank, wrange (Middle Low German)
  • *ᚹᚱᚨᛜᚨᛉ (*wraŋaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • vrangr, rangr (Old Norse)
      • rwaungg (Elfdalian)
      • vrang, vrang’e, vrång’e (Norwegian)
      • wrang (Old English)
      • vránger (Scanian)
  • *ᚹᚱᚨᛜᚨᛉ (*wraŋaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • vrangr, rangr (Old Norse)
      • rangr (Later Old West Norse)
        • rangur (Faroese)
        • rangur (Icelandic)
        • ráng (Jamtish)
        • rang (Norn)
        • rang, rang’u, rång’e (Norwegian)
  • *ᚹᚱᚨᛜᚨᛉ (*wraŋaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • vrangr, rangr (Old Norse)
      • wrangær (Old Danish)
        • vrang (Danish)
          • vrang (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • *ᚹᚱᚨᛜᚨᛉ (*wraŋaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • vrangr, rangr (Old Norse)
      • wranger (Old Swedish)
        • vrång (Swedish)

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