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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ave.

discipline, keeping in check

3 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. discipline, keeping in check

    common-gender
    Du skal holde forureningen i ave.
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish aughæ, from Old Norse agi (“fear, discipline”), from Proto-Germanic *agô, form of *agaz (“fear, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos, from *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”).

verb
  1. to control; govern.

  2. to discipline; punish.

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse aga (“frighten, scare”), from Proto-Germanic *agōną

noun
  1. Ave Maria

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Latin āve.

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