"strang" meaning in Proto-West Germanic

See strang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *strangaz, *strangijaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*strangaz}} Proto-Germanic *strangaz Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|adjective}} *strang Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-adj}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], strang [masculine, nominative, singular], strangu [feminine, nominative, singular], strang [neuter, nominative, singular], stranganā [accusative, masculine, singular], strangā [accusative, feminine, singular], strang [accusative, neuter, singular], strangas [genitive, masculine, singular], strangeʀā [feminine, genitive, singular], strangas [genitive, neuter, singular], strangumē [dative, masculine, singular], strangeʀē [dative, feminine, singular], strangumē [dative, neuter, singular], strangu [instrumental, masculine, singular], strangeʀu [feminine, instrumental, singular], strangu [instrumental, neuter, singular], strangē [masculine, nominative, plural], strangō [feminine, nominative, plural], strangu [neuter, nominative, plural], strangā [accusative, masculine, plural], strangā [accusative, feminine, plural], strangu [accusative, neuter, plural], strangeʀō [genitive, masculine, plural], strangeʀō [feminine, genitive, plural], strangeʀō [genitive, neuter, plural], strangēm [dative, masculine, plural], strangum [dative, masculine, plural], strangēm [dative, feminine, plural], strangum [dative, feminine, plural], strangēm [dative, neuter, plural], strangum [dative, neuter, plural], strangēm [instrumental, masculine, plural], strangum [instrumental, masculine, plural], strangēm [feminine, instrumental, plural], strangum [feminine, instrumental, plural], strangēm [instrumental, neuter, plural], strangum [instrumental, neuter, plural], *strangī [alternative]
  1. severe, strict, rigorous Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-strang-gmw-pro-adj-gL02qiIm Categories (other): Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. strong Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-strang-gmw-pro-adj-7aFc5INK Categories (other): Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: strangiþu
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0

Inflected forms

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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "form": "strangumē",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "strangeʀē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangeʀu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "strangō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
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    "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "stranganā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "strang",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "strangeʀā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "strangas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangeʀē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "strangumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "strangu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangeʀu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangeʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangeʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangeʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strangum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "*strangī",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "*strang",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gmw-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "severe, strict, rigorous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ],
        [
          "strict",
          "strict"
        ],
        [
          "rigorous",
          "rigorous"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "gmw-pro:Strength"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "strong"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "strang"
}

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