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þw
a
ng
N (masc, a-stem)
thong
(of leather etc.)
Source:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/þwang#Old_English
originates from: PGmc
*þwangi-
"latchet" (þwangi-
>
þwąngi
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þwongi
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þwonġi
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þwenġi
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þwenġ
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þweni) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:555)
Component of compounds
brīdelþwang
"bridle-thong"
ōl-þwang
"halter, snare, strap"