wrang

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ɹæŋ/

• Audio (General American):

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• Homophone: rang
• Rhymes: -æŋ

Verb

wrang

1. (archaic or dialectal) simple past of wring

Afrikaans

Etymology

From written Dutch wrang. Doublet of vrank (“tart, sour”), which is the more strictly native form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vrɑŋ/

Adjective

wrang (attributive wrang or wrange, comparative wranger, superlative wrangste)

1. harsh
2. bitter, rueful

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wranc, from Old Dutch *wrang, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vrɑŋ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Adjective

wrang (comparative wranger, superlative wrangst)

1. astringent (mouthfeel), tart

Inflection

Declension of wrang
uninflected	wrang
inflected	wrange
comparative	wranger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		wrang	wranger	het wrangst het wrangste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	wrange	wrangere	wrangste
	n. sing.	wrang	wranger	wrangste
	plural	wrange	wrangere	wrangste
definite		wrange	wrangere	wrangste
partitive		wrangs	wrangers	—

Derived terms

• wrangheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vrank, wrang

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

Verb

wrang

1. first/third-person singular preterite of wringen

Old English

Alternative forms

• wrong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wrɑnɡ/, [wrɑŋɡ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wrang, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, bent, curved”). Compare Alemannic German Rang (“convolution, bend”), Old Norse vröng (“a ship's rib”) (whence Icelandic röng, Old Norwegian vrǫng).

Noun

wrang m

1. (nautical) a ship's hold

Declension

Declension of wrang (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wrang	wrangas
accusative	wrang	wrangas
genitive	wranges	wranga
dative	wrange	wrangum

Related terms

• wranga

Descendants

• Middle English: wrang, wrong, wrange, wronge (merged with descendant of wranga)
  • ⇒ Middle English: wrangel

Etymology 2

Attested in later OE. Pons-Sanz and R. Dance argue that it's a native word inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wrang, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz, and only the meaning was acquired from Old Norse rangr by Middle English.

Noun

wrang n

1. wrong, injustice

Declension

Declension of wrang (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wrang	wrang
accusative	wrang	wrang
genitive	wranges	wranga
dative	wrange	wrangum

Adjective

wrang

1. rough, uneven

Declension

Declension of wrang — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wrang	wrang	wrang
Accusative	wrangne	wrange	wrang
Genitive	wranges	wrangre	wranges
Dative	wrangum	wrangre	wrangum
Instrumental	wrange	wrangre	wrange
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wrange	wranga, wrange	wrang
Accusative	wrange	wranga, wrange	wrang
Genitive	wrangra	wrangra	wrangra
Dative	wrangum	wrangum	wrangum
Instrumental	wrangum	wrangum	wrangum

Declension of wrang — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wranga	wrange	wrange
Accusative	wrangan	wrangan	wrange
Genitive	wrangan	wrangan	wrangan
Dative	wrangan	wrangan	wrangan
Instrumental	wrangan	wrangan	wrangan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wrangan	wrangan	wrangan
Accusative	wrangan	wrangan	wrangan
Genitive	wrangra, wrangena	wrangra, wrangena	wrangra, wrangena
Dative	wrangum	wrangum	wrangum
Instrumental	wrangum	wrangum	wrangum

Descendants

• Middle English: wrong
  • English: wrong
  • Geordie English: wrang
  • Scots: wrang

Scots

Adjective

wrang (comparative mair wrang, superlative maist wrang)

1. wrong

Adverb

wrang (comparative mair wrang, superlative maist wrang)

1. wrong

Verb

wrang

1. simple past tense of wring