ang-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ang"
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *anguz, related to Old English ange, enge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑnɡ/, [ɑŋɡ]
Prefix
ang-
- narrow, tight
- angbrēost "tightness in the chest, shortnessof breath, asthma"
- vexed
- angmōd "sad, sorrowful, anxious"
- angnæġl "corn on the foot, hangnail"
- angset "pimple, cyst, breakout, boil"
Descendants
- English: agnail, hangnail
References
- hangnail and anxious, bradshaw of the future, 3 January, 2008
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *anguz, related to Old Saxon engi.
Prefix
ang-
- compressed, narrow, tight
- angseto "pimple, blister"