angr

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

angr

  1. imperative of angre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

angr

  1. imperative of angra

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *angazaz. Compare to ǫngr.

Noun

angr m

  1. sorrow, resentment, distress
  2. repentance
  3. tribulation, affliction
  4. injury, harm (physical)
Declension
  Declension of angr (strong a-stem, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative angr angrinn
accusative angr angrinn
dative angri angrinum
genitive angrs angrsins
Derived terms
  • angran
  • angranarkolfr
  • Angrboða
  • angrfullr
  • angrgapi
  • angrleikr
  • angrligr
  • angrlyndi
  • angrmǿða
  • angrmǿði
  • angrsama
  • angrsamliga
  • angrsamligr
  • angrsamr
  • angrsemi
  • angrsemðarbroddr
  • angrsfullr
  • angrssemi
  • angrvaðill
  • angrvǽri
  • angrǿði
Descendants
  • Icelandic: angur
  • Faroese: angur
  • Norwegian: anger
  • Old Swedish: anger
  • → Middle English: anger

References
  • “angr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

angr ?

  1. bay, inlet, firth
Derived terms
  • Angrmannaland (“Ångermanland in Sweden”)
  • Harðangr (“Hardanger in Norway”)
  • Stafangr (“Stavanger in Norway”)
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: anger (dialectal, in compounds)
  • Swedish: ånger (dialectal, in compounds)
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