agn
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akn/
- Rhymes: -akn
Declension
Declension of agn | ||||
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n5 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | agn | agnið | øgn | øgnini |
accusative | agn | agnið | øgn | øgnini |
dative | agni | agninum | øgnum | øgnunum |
genitive | agns | agnsins | agna | agnanna |
Synonyms
- (bait): beita f
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akn/
- Rhymes: -akn
Declension
Synonyms
- (bait): beita
Ladin
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑŋn/
Noun
agn n (definite singular agnet, indefinite plural agn, definite plural agna)
- (countable and uncountable) bait
Alternative forms
- ogn (non-standard since 1938)
References
- “agn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aganą (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).
Declension
Derived terms
- agnsax (“bait-knife, knife used for cutting the bait when fishing”)
- egna (“to bait, fasten bait (on a hook)”)
Descendants
References
- “agn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).
Declension
Declension of agn | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | agn | agnet | agn | agnen |
Genitive | agns | agnets | agns | agnens |
Related terms
- agna (“to bait”)
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *ahanō.
Declension
Declension of agn | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | agn | agnen | agnar | agnarna |
Genitive | agns | agnens | agnars | agnarnas |
Derived terms
- skilja agnarna från vetet (“separate the wheat from the chaff”)
- skingras som agnar för vinden