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agg

Pronunciation: /ɑɡː/

“agg” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. enmity, ill will (often implying that the enmity is hidden)

Etymology

From Old Norse aga (“to threaten”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“fear, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be depressed, afraid”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄχος (ákhos, “distress, pain”), English ey and awe.

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