gnag
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *gnaggen, *gnagen, from Old Norse gnaga (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą (“to gnaw”). More at English gnaw.
Verb[edit]
gnag (third-person singular simple present gnags, present participle gnagging, simple past and past participle gnagged)
- (Northern England, Scotland) To gnaw; nibble; bite at (something)
- (Northern England, Scotland) To worry; scold; torment; nag
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Verb[edit]
gnag
- imperative of gnage
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
gnag
- imperative of gnaga
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
gnag n (definite singular gnaget, indefinite plural gnag, definite plural gnaga)
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gnag
- imperative of gnaga
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