gnag

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English *gnaggen, *gnagen, from Old Norse gnaga (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą (“to gnaw”). More at English gnaw.

Verb

gnag (third-person singular simple present gnags, present participle gnagging, simple past and past participle gnagged)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) To gnaw; nibble; bite at (something)
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) To worry; scold; torment; nag

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

gnag

  1. imperative of gnage

Swedish

Verb

gnag

  1. imperative of gnaga.

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse gnag n (“gnawing”).

Noun

gnag n

  1. untimely, cumbersome entanglement; assiduity, importunity
  2. incessant spat
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