gnag

English

Alternative forms

• knag

Etymology

From Middle English *gnaggen, *gnagen, from Old Norse gnaga (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą (“to gnaw”). More at English gnaw.

Verb

gnag (third-person singular simple present gnags, present participle gnagging, simple past and past participle gnagged)

1. (Northern England, Scotland) To gnaw; nibble; bite at (something)
2. (Northern England, Scotland) To worry; scold; torment; nag

Anagrams

• gang

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

gnag

1. imperative of gnage

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

gnag

1. imperative of gnaga

Etymology 2

Noun

gnag n (definite singular gnaget, indefinite plural gnag, definite plural gnaga)

1. gnawing

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡnɑːɡ/

Verb

gnag

1. imperative of gnaga

Anagrams

• gagn