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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

gnave.

to gnaw

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to gnaw

  2. to scratch, rub, or scrape (against something) so that it wears out

  3. to nag, gnaw

    figuratively
  4. to complain, grumble

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse gnaga. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål gnage, Norwegian Nynorsk gnaga, Swedish gnaga, German nagen, Dutch knagen. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʰnēgʰ- (“to gnaw, scratch”).

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