angr

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

angr

  1. imperative of angre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

angr

  1. imperative of angra

Old Norse

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Germanic *angazaz. Compare to ǫngr.

    Noun

    angr m

    1. sorrow, resentment, distress
    2. repentance
    3. tribulation, affliction
    4. injury, harm (physical)
    Declension
    Declension of angr (strong a-stem, singular only)
    masculine singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative angr angrinn
    accusative angr angrinn
    dative angri angrinum
    genitive angrs angrsins
    Derived terms
    • angran
    • angranarkolfr
    • Angrboða
    • angrfullr
    • angrgapi
    • angrleikr
    • angrligr
    • angrlyndi
    • angrmǿða
    • angrmǿði
    • angrsama
    • angrsamliga
    • angrsamligr
    • angrsamr
    • angrsemi
    • angrsemðarbroddr
    • angrsfullr
    • angrssemi
    • angrvaðill
    • angrvǽri
    • angrǿði
    Descendants
    • Icelandic: angur
    • Faroese: angur
    • Norwegian: anger
    • Danish: anger
    • Old Swedish: anger
    • → Middle English: anger

    Further reading

    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “angr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Proto-Germanic *angraz.

    Noun

    angr m

    2. bay, inlet, firth
    Derived terms
    • Angrmannaland (“Ångermanland in Sweden”)
    • Harðangr (“Hardanger in Norway”)
    • Stafangr (“Stavanger in Norway”)
    Descendants
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: anger (dialectal, in compounds)
    • Swedish: ånger (dialectal, in compounds)
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