*wranhō

Runic: ᚹᚱᚨᚾᚺᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwrɑ̃ː.xɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

angle, corner, nook

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Per Mikkola, perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, from the root *wrenk- (‘to turn, twist, bend; to clutch, grasp’), and possibly formal cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ (‘clutch, hand, arm’). On the other hand, others, including Orel and de Vries, prefer a secondary derivation from *wringaną (‘to squeeze, wring’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	wranhō	wranhôz
Acc.	wranhǭ	wranhōz
Gen.	wranhōz	wranhǫ̂
Dat.	wranhōi	wranhōmaz
Inst.	wranhō	wranhōmiz
Voc.	wranhō	wranhôz

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Descendants

rá (Old Norse)
- vrå (Danish)
- vrá (Faroese)
- rá (Icelandic)
- ro (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- vrå (Swedish)
rá (Old Norse)
- wro (Middle English)
  - wroo (English)
  - wray (Scots)
vrá (Old Norse)
- vrå (Danish)
- vrá (Faroese)
- rá (Icelandic)
- ro (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- vrå (Swedish)
vrá (Old Norse)
- wro (Middle English)
  - wroo (English)
  - wray (Scots)
vá (Old Norse)
- vrå (Danish)
- vrá (Faroese)
- rá (Icelandic)
- ro (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- vrå (Swedish)
vá (Old Norse)
- wro (Middle English)
  - wroo (English)
  - wray (Scots)

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