ånger
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse angr, Proto-Germanic *anguz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰu- from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-.
Noun
[edit]ånger c
Declension
[edit]Declension of ånger | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | ånger | ångern | — | — |
Genitive | ångers | ångerns | — | — |
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse ǫngr, with the same Proto-Germanic source as eng, from Old High German engi, from Proto-Germanic *anguz. Possible introduced into Swedish by west Norse influence.
Noun
[edit]ånger c
- (obsolete, in place names) fjord, narrow arm of the sea, A firth.
- Ångermanland (province in northern Sweden - "Fjord people's land")
- Njutånger (place name in the province of Hälsingland, northern Sweden - "Fjord of the Niuta" [old name of Nianån, cf. Övernjöte])
- Enånger (place name in the province of Hälsingland, northern Sweden)