See also: Vangi

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vangi, from Proto-Germanic *wangô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vangi m (genitive singular vanga, nominative plural vangar)

  1. cheek
    Synonyms: kinn, kjammi

Declension

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    Declension of vangi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vangi vanginn vangar vangarnir
accusative vanga vangann vanga vangana
dative vanga vanganum vöngum vöngunum
genitive vanga vangans vanga vanganna

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *wangô.

Noun

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vangi m (genitive vanga)

  1. (upper) cheek
Declension
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References

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vangi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

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Noun

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vangi

  1. dative singular of vangr