- gnagan
- sv/t6 3rd pres gnægð past gnóg/on ptp gegnagen to gnaw
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gnagan — *gnagan, *nagan germ., stark. Verb: nhd. nagen; ne. gnaw; Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae., as., ahd.; Etymologie: idg. *gʰnēgʰ , Verb, nagen, kratze … Germanisches Wörterbuch
gnaw — O.E. gnagan (pt. *gnog, pp. gnagan) to gnaw, a common Germanic word (Cf. O.S. gnagan, O.N., Swed. gnaga, M.Du., Du. knagen, O.H.G. gnagan, Ger. nagen to gnaw ), probably imitative of gnawing. Related: Gnawed; gnawing … Etymology dictionary
nagen — Vsw std. (9. Jh.), mhd. nagen (älter Vst.), ahd. nagan, älter gnagan, as. gnagan, nagan, knagan Stammwort. Aus g. * gnag a Vst. nagen , auch in anord. gnaga, ae. gnagan. Außergermanisch entsprechen zwei wenig verbindliche Formen: lett. gn̹ ẽga… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Gnaw — (n[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnawed} (n[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gnawing}.] [OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D. knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan. gnave, nage. Cf. {Nag} to tease.] 1. To bite, as something hard or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gnawed — Gnaw Gnaw (n[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnawed} (n[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gnawing}.] [OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D. knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan. gnave, nage. Cf. {Nag} to tease.] 1. To bite, as something… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gnawing — Gnaw Gnaw (n[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnawed} (n[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gnawing}.] [OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D. knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan. gnave, nage. Cf. {Nag} to tease.] 1. To bite, as something… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gnaw — verb Etymology: Middle English gnawen, from Old English gnagan; akin to Old High German gnagan to gnaw Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to bite or chew on with the teeth; especially to wear away by persistent biting or nibbling < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
nag — {{11}}nag (n.) old horse, c.1400, nagge small riding horse, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Du. negge, neg (but these are more recent than the English word), perhaps related in either case to onomatopoeic NEIGH (Cf. neigh). Term of abuse is … Etymology dictionary
nagan — *nagan germ., stark. Verb: Verweis: s. *gnagan s. gnagan; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
Begnaw — Be*gnaw , v. t. [p. p. {Begnawed}, (R.) {Begnawn}.] [AS. begnagan; pref. be + gnagan to gnaw.] To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode. [1913 Webster] The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
