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nag (
n.) "
old horse,"
c.1400,
nagge "
small riding horse," of unknown origin, perhaps related to
Du. negge, neg (but these are more recent than the English word), perhaps related in either case to onomatopoeic
NEIGH (
Cf. neigh). Term of abuse is a transferred sense, first recorded 1590s.
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nag (
v.) "
annoy by scolding," 1828, originally a dialectal word meaning "
to gnaw" (1825), probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source (
Cf. O.N. gnaga "
to complain,"
lit. "
to bite, gnaw," dialectal
Swed. and Norw.
nagga "
to gnaw"), from
P.Gmc. *gnagan, related to
O.E. gnagan "
to gnaw" (see
GNAW (
Cf. gnaw)). Related:
Nagged;
nagger;
nagging.
Etymology dictionary.
2014.
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Nag — may refer to: Nag Missile, a third generation fire and forget anti tank missile Nag, a horse that is of low quality. Nag, a male cobra in Rudyard Kipling s Rikki Tikki Tavi Nag, a multi user tasklist manager included in Horde (software) Nāg,… … Wikipedia
nag — nag1 [nag] vt. nagged, nagging [< Scand (as in Swed nagga, obs. Dan nagge, to nibble, gnaw, nag) < ON gnaga: for IE base see GNAW: for sense development see FRET1] 1. to annoy by continual scolding, faultfinding, complaining, urging, etc. 2 … English World dictionary
nag — sb., et (had og bitterhed); bære nag; nid og nag … Dansk ordbog
nag|gy — «NAG ee», adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. inclined to nag; faultfinding. 2. British Dialect. ill natured; bad tempered … Useful english dictionary
Nag — (n[a^]g), n. [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.] 1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse, especially one that is of inferior breeding or useless. [1913 Webster] 2. A paramour; in contempt. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nag — Nag, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Nagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nagging}.] [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.] To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nag — (n[a^]g), n. A person who nags, especially habitually; called also {nagger}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
NAG — can stand for: *Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, India for its IATA code *The Numerical Algorithms Group, Ltd. *NAG Numerical Libraries *Neue Automobil Gesellschaft *N Acetylglucosamine *New Age Gaming Magazine … Wikipedia
nag — Ⅰ. nag [1] ► VERB (nagged, nagging) 1) harass (someone) constantly to do something to which they are averse. 2) be persistently worrying or painful to. ► NOUN ▪ a persistent feeling of anxiety. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
nag — index annoy, bicker, browbeat, hector, importune, irritate, obsess, plague, request … Law dictionary
nȃg — prid. 〈odr. ī〉 koji nema na sebi odjeće; gol … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
