nagl

Ludian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish naula.

Noun

nagl

1. nail (tool)

---

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nagl

Noun

nagl m (definite singular naglen, indefinite plural negler, definite plural neglene)

1. (anatomy) a nail

See also

• negl (Bokmål)

References

• “nagl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

---

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *naglaz, whence also Old English næġl, Old High German nagal.

Noun

nagl m (genitive nagls, plural negl)

1. nail

Inflection

  Declension of nagl (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nagl	naglinn	negl	neglinir
accusative	nagl	naglinn	negl	neglina
dative	nagli	naglinum	nǫglum	nǫglunum
genitive	nagls	naglsins	nagla	naglanna

Descendants

• Danish: negl (clawlike digitthing), nagle (pointy metal fastener)
• Faroese: negl, naglur, nøgl
• Icelandic: nögl

• Norwegian Bokmål: negl (Bokmål), nagl (Nynorsk)
• Swedish: nagel

References

• “nagl”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

---

Veps

Etymology

Akin to Finnish naula.

Noun

nagl

1. nail (tool)