dreng

== English == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Medieval Latin drengus, from Middle English dreng (“warrior, retainer”) or its source, Old English drenġ (“warrior, soldier”), from Proto-West Germanic *drangī, from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz, cognate to Old Norse drengr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɹɛŋ/ Rhymes: -ɛŋ === Noun === dreng (plural drengs) (historical, UK) A kind of feudal free tenant with military duties, mentioned in the Domesday Book. ==== Alternative forms ==== drenge == Albanian == === Etymology === Variant of drenjë, from Proto-Indo-European *dreu- (“tree”). Occurs in Cham Albanian. === Adjective === dreng (feminine drenge) strong, healthy, sound ==== See also ==== drenjë drënjë == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse drengr (“young warrior”), from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz (“man, servant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdrɛŋˀ/, [ˈd̥ʁɑ̈ŋˀ] === Noun === dreng c (singular definite drengen, plural indefinite drenge) boy, lad ==== Declension ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === dranch, dring, dringch, ðring === Etymology === Inherited from Old English drenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *drangī, from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz. Some forms are influenced by Old Norse drengr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /drɛnd͡ʒ/, /drind͡ʒ/ (from Old Norse drengr) IPA(key): /drɛnɡ/, /drinɡ/ === Noun === dreng (plural drenges) (poetic) A warrior or soldier; a person who fights. A follower of a lord; a member of a host. (rare) A lord or chieftain. (rare) A dreng (military vassal) ==== Descendants ==== → Medieval Latin: drengus → English: dreng, drenge >? Scots: dring ==== References ==== “dreng, drenǧ, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse drengr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /drɛŋː/ === Noun === dreng m (definite singular drengen, indefinite plural drengar or drenger, definite plural drengane or drengene) a farmhand an assistant, apprentice === Further reading === “dreng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *drangī, from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /drenj/, [drend͡ʒ] === Noun === drenġ m (poetic) warrior; soldier Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cempa ==== Inflection ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Alternative forms ==== drench ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: dreng, dranch, dring, dringch, ðring→ Medieval Latin: drengus→ English: dreng, drenge>? Scots: dring