"kengr" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *kengaz, from Proto-Germanic *keng- (“to turn”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gengʰ- (“to turn, twist, braid, weave”). Cognate with Dutch kink ("curl, kink"; > English kink), Middle Low German kinke (“spiral snail shell, twist in a rope”). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*kengaz}} Proto-Germanic *kengaz, {{der|non|gem-pro|*keng-|t=to turn}} Proto-Germanic *keng- (“to turn”), {{unk|non|title=unknown}} unknown, {{der|non|ine-pro|*gengʰ-|t=to turn, twist, braid, weave}} Proto-Indo-European *gengʰ- (“to turn, twist, braid, weave”), {{cog|nl|kink}} Dutch kink, {{cog|en|kink}} English kink, {{gloss|"curl, kink"; > English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">kink</i>}} ("curl, kink"; > English kink), {{cog|gml|kinke|t=spiral snail shell, twist in a rope}} Middle Low German kinke (“spiral snail shell, twist in a rope”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} kengr m, {{non-noun|m|}} kengr m
  1. a horseshoe-formed crook Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kengr-non-noun-egM6N6UO Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. bend, bight Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kengr-non-noun-CrWBVtol
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hang, krókr, kjenge [Nynorsk], kjenge [Bokmål]
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          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
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        "a horseshoe-formed crook"
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          "bight"
        ]
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    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms with unknown etymologies",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kink"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kink",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "kink"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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    },
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        "a horseshoe-formed crook"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "bend, bight"
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          "bight",
          "bight"
        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kengr"
}

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