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English

Etymology 1
From Old Norse stǫng (cognate with Old English steng).

Pronunciation
IPA|/stæ�/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æ�|-æ�

Noun
en-noun

1. context|archaic|or|obsolete A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.

#:*1962, Gripping the stang, she peered / At ghostly trees. Bus stopped. Bus disappeared. � Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

1. context|archaic|or|obsolete In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.

Etymology 2
From Old Norse stanga �prick, goad�.

Verb
stang

1. intransitive To shoot with pain, to sting.
2. transitive To spear; to sting.

Etymology 3
inflected form of|sting

Verb
stang

1. past tense of|sting

Danish

Noun
stang c

1. bar
2. rod
3. pole
4. crossbar

Derived terms
stangdrukken adjective
stangspring n
stangtøj n

Category:Danish nouns

Dutch

Noun
stang m

1. bar

See also
baar f
blok n
staaf f

Norwegian

Noun
stang

1. rod, 3.1374 metres

Category:no:Units of measure

ang:stang
fr:stang
io:stang
nl:stang
pl:stang
ru:stang
vi:stang

• 2007-11-04 20:02 - Jyril - /* Etymology 3 */

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