eldertongue

Old English · noun

angnægl

Normalised angnæġl

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈɑnɡˌnæjl/
[ˈɑŋɡˌnæjl]
Syllables
ˈɑnɡ · ˌnæjl (2 syllables)
Modern English
hangnail

Meaning

  1. hangnail

Declension

Declension of angnægl
SingularPlural
Nominative angnæġlangnæglas
Accusative angnæġlangnæglas
Genitive angnæġlesangnægla
Dative angnæġleangnæglum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From ange (“vexed, troubled, painful”) + næġl (“nail”)

Descendants

hangnail

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