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agn

“agn” is a Swedish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bait for fishing
  2. husk
  3. chaff

Etymology

From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *aganą (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).

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