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"

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