gnag

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English

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Etymology

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

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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

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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gnag

  1. imperative of gnage

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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gnag

  1. imperative of gnaga

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Noun

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gnag n (definite singular gnaget, indefinite plural gnag, definite plural gnaga)

  1. gnawing

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gnag

  1. imperative of gnaga

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