jag

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[edit] Etymology 1

Late Middle English jagge (noun); jaggen (verb).

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jag (plural jags)

  1. a sharp projection
  2. (Scotland) A medical injection

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jag (third-person singular simple present jags, present participle jagging, simple past and past participle jagged)

  1. to cut unevenly
  2. (Pittsburgh) to tease

[edit] Etymology 2

Circa 1597; originally "load of broom or furze", variant of British English dialectal chag (tree branch; branch of broom or furze), from Old English ċeacga (broom, furze), from Proto-Germanic *kagô (compare German dialect Kag (stump, cabbage, stalk), Swedish dialect kage (stumps), Norwegian dialect kage (low bush), of unknown origin.

[edit] Noun

jag (plural jags)

  1. a binge or overindulgence, as in alcohol or drug use.
  2. a one-horse cart load, or, in modern times, a truck load, of hay or wood.
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[edit] Danish

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  • IPA: /laːɡ/, [læjˀ]

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jag n. (singular definite jaget, plural indefinite jag)

  1. hurry, rush
  2. twinge, (a sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side)

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jag

  1. imperative of jage

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jag

  1. chase; imperative of jage

[edit] Romani

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagni-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ngʷni-. Cognate with Sanskrit अग्नि (agní).

[edit] Noun

jag f. (plural jaga)

  1. fire

[edit] Swedish

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From Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂

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  • (file)
  • IPA: /ˈjɑːɡ/, or IPA: /ˈjɑː/

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jag

  1. I
    Jag läser en bok.
    I read a book.
    Bara du och jag.
    Just you and me.

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jag n.

  1. (psychology) I, self

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