agg

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *soŋkɜ, *soŋɜ (“old, grow old”).^{[1] [2]}

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒɡː]

Adjective

agg (not comparable)

1. very old, aged

Noun

agg (plural aggok)

1. old man

References

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑɡː/

Noun

agg n (definite singular agget, uncountable)

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

Further reading

• “agg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• (Shetland) IPA^(key): /aɡ/
• (Orkney) IPA^(key): /ak/

Noun

agg (plural aggs)

1. (Shetland, Orkney) The wash of waves on the seashore as caused by a steady wind from the sea.
2. (Shetland, Orkney) Foam near the shore and its contents.
3. (Shetland, Orkney) Stir, eagerness.

Verb

agg (third-person singular present aggs, present participle aggin, past agged, past participle agged)

1. (Orkney) to swarm
2. (Orkney) to be full of

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

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.

Noun

agg n

1. aversion, grudge, hate

Adjective

ăgg

1. inside out

   agg sia

   the reverse side

Noun

āgg f (definite singular āggă, singulare tantum)

1. water that flows back against the current due to terrain or rocks
2. whirlpool

References

• Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten “agg a ăgg”, “agga f indecl.sgt. āgg”, in Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 5