ånger

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See also: Anger and anger

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse angr, Proto-Germanic *anguz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰu- from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-.

Noun[edit]

ånger c

  1. remorse, regret
    ångern är en yngre broder till oskulden
    remorse is a younger brother of innocence
Declension[edit]
Declension of ånger 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative ånger ångern — —
Genitive ångers ångerns — —
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse ǫngr, with the same Proto-Germanic source as eng, from Old High German engi, from Proto-Germanic *anguz. Possible introduced into Swedish by west Norse influence.

Noun[edit]

ånger c

  1. (obsolete, in place names) fjord, narrow arm of the sea, A firth.
    Ångermanland (province in northern Sweden - "Fjord people's land")
    Njutånger (place name in the province of Hälsingland, northern Sweden - "Fjord of the Niuta" [old name of Nianån, cf. Övernjöte])
    Enånger (place name in the province of Hälsingland, northern Sweden)
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