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ringor

Pronunciation: [ˈrɪŋ.ɡɔr]

“ringor” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to snarl
  2. to be vexed, angry

Etymology

Of unclear origin. The LIV suggests that the term may have emerged from Proto-Indo-European *wréng-e-ti, a thematic present to a root of the shape *wreng-. Likewise, De Vaan proposes a possible connection with Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną (“to wring, twist”), which De Vaan also suggests to derive from a root *wreng- (“to turn, curve”). However, Kroonen relates the Germanic verb to…

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