agn

See also: AGN

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).

Noun

agn c (singular definite agnen, plural indefinite agne)

1. bait

Declension

Declension of agn

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	agn	agnen	agne	agnene
genitive	agns	agnens	agnes	agnenes

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akn/
• Rhymes: -akn

Noun

agn n (genitive singular agns, plural øgn)

1. bait

Declension

n5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	​agn	​agnið	​øgn	​øgnini
accusative	​agn	​agnið	​øgn	​øgnini
dative	​agni	​agninum	​øgnum	​øgnunum
genitive	​agns	​agnsins	​agna	​agnanna

Synonyms

• (bait): beita f

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akn/
• Rhymes: -akn

Noun

agn n (genitive singular agns, nominative plural ögn)

1. bait

   Synonym: beita

Declension

Declension of agn (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	agn	agnið	ögn	ögnin
accusative	agn	agnið	ögn	ögnin
dative	agni	agninu	ögnum	ögnunum
genitive	agns	agnsins	agna	agnanna

Further reading

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “agana-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3

Ladin

Noun

agn

1. plural of ann

Lombard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɲ/

Noun

agn

1. plural of ann

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).

Noun

agn n (definite singular agnet, indefinite plural agn, definite plural agna or agnene)

1. bait

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑŋn/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse agn. Attested in neutrum gender for Spydeberg dialect by Jacob Nicolai Wilse, in difference to Danish agn c.

Noun

agn n (definite singular agnet, indefinite plural agn, definite plural agna)

1. (countable and uncountable) bait

Etymology 2

From earlier ogn and Old Norse ǫgn (plural agnir), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō.

Alternative forms

• ogn (non-standard since 1938)

Noun

agn f (definite singular agna, indefinite plural agner, definite plural agnene)

1. husk
2. (plural only) chaff

References

• “agn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• ang, ang., gan

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aganą (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).

Noun

agn n (genitive agns, plural ǫgn)

1. (fishing) bait

   Synonym: beita

Declension

Declension of agn (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	agn	agnit	ǫgn	ǫgnin
accusative	agn	agnit	ǫgn	ǫgnin
dative	agni	agninu	ǫgnum	ǫgnunum
genitive	agns	agnsins	agna	agnanna

Derived terms

• agnsax (“bait-knife, knife used for cutting the bait when fishing”)
• egna (“to bait, fasten bait (on a hook)”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: agn
• Faroese: agn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: agn
• Norwegian Bokmål: agn
• Swedish: agn
• Danish: agn

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “agn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).

Noun

agn n

1. bait for fishing

Declension

Declension of agn

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	agn	agns
	definite	agnet	agnets
plural	indefinite	agn	agns
	definite	agnen	agnens

Related terms

• agna (“to bait”)

See also

• bete

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *ahanō.

Noun

agn c

1. husk
2. (plural only) chaff

Declension

Declension of agn

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	agn	agns
	definite	agnen	agnens
plural	indefinite	agnar	agnars
	definite	agnarna	agnarnas

Derived terms

• skilja agnarna från vetet (“separate the wheat from the chaff”)
• skingras som agnar för vinden

References

• agn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• agn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• agn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• agn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)