nagle

See also: nagłe, naglę, and nágle

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nawlə/, [ˈnɑwlə]
  • Homophone: navle

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nagli, from Proto-Germanic *nagalô, derived from *naglaz (nail; peg), which is the source of Danish negl, English nail, German Nagel (nail; spike).

Noun

nagle c (singular definite naglen, plural indefinite nagler)

  1. spike, nail
  2. peg (of wood)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Danish næglæ, from Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną, cognate with English nail (Old English næġl(i)an), German nageln (Old High German negilen), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganagljan). Derived from the noun *naglaz (nail). The modern Danish form is influenced by the noun and German nageln.

Verb

nagle (past tense naglede, past participle naglet)

  1. to nail
Conjugation

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

nagle

  1. inflection of nageln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²nɑɡ.lə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną. Reanalyzed vowel from nagl and nagle.

Alternative forms

Verb

nagle (present tense naglar, past tense nagla, past participle nagla, passive infinitive naglast, present participle naglande, imperative nagle/nagl)

  1. to nail, to fasten with nails or pegs
  2. to claw at with one's nails

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nagli. Compare nagl ((finger)nail).

Noun

nagle m (definite singular naglen, indefinite plural naglar, definite plural naglane)

  1. a spike, nail
  2. a peg

References

Anagrams

Old Polish

Etymology

From nagły + -e. First attested in 1461.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /naːɡlʲɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /nɒɡlʲɛ/

Adverb

nagle

  1. suddenly; quickly; violently; unexpectedly
    • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter], Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 63, 4:
      Nagle (subito) strzelacz gi bødø
      [Nagle (subito) strzelać ji będą-]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 132r:
      Subito id est cito velociter repente insperate schnell nagle prathko
      [Subito id est cito velociter repente insperate schnell nagle prędko]
  2. soon
    Synonym: z nagła
    • c. 1301-1350, Kazania świętokrzyskie, page ar 7:
      Pocøhø sø modlich, izbi ie bog zbauil ot mocy crola poganskego. Tegdis nagle bog uslusal modlituø luda
      [Poczęchą się modlić, iżby je Bog zbawił ot mocy krola pogańskiego. Tegdyż nagle Bog usłuszał modlitwę luda]
  3. on the ground; down, onto one's face
    • 1930 [c. 1455], “Deut”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka), 22, 8:
      Nye bødzesz vinyen, gdisz syø kto popelznye, nagle padnye (in praeceps ruente)
      [Nie będziesz winien, gdyż się kto popełznie, nagle padnie (in praeceps ruente)]
    • 1915 [Middle of the 15th century], Jan Łoś, editor, Przegląd językowych zabytków staropolskich do r. 1543, page 517:
      Nagle pascz succumbere
      [Nagle paść succumbere]
adjectives
nouns
  • nagłość
verbs

    Descendants

    • Masurian: nágle
    • Polish: nagle
    • Silesian: nŏgle

    References

    Polish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish nagle. By surface analysis, nagły + -e. Compare Kashubian nôgle.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnaɡ.lɛ/
    • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈnɒ.ɡlɛ/
    • (file)
    • Rhymes: -aɡlɛ
    • Syllabification: nag‧le
    • Homophone: naglę

    Adverb

    nagle (not comparable)

    1. suddenly (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
      Synonym: niespodziewanie
    2. (obsolete) quickly
      Synonym: szybko
    3. (obsolete) violently (with force)
      Synonym: gwałtownie

    Derived terms

    proverbs

    Trivia

    According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), nagle is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 7 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 8 times in essays, 69 times in fiction, and 21 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 105 times, making it the 592nd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

    References

    1. Ida Kurcz (1990) “nagle”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 266

    Further reading

    • nagle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • nagle in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “nagle”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
    • NAGLE”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 25.09.2008
    • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego
    • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
    • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 69
    • nagle in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

    Serbo-Croatian

    Adjective

    nagle

    1. inflection of nagao:
      1. masculine accusative plural
      2. feminine genitive singular
      3. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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