cag.
A keg.
Meaning & usage
A keg.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English kag, of North Germanic origin, related to Old Norse kaggi, Swedish kagge.
A projecting piece left on a tree or shrub when a branch is severed; knob; stump.
The stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone.
An angular tear or rent in a piece of cloth.
Where this word comes from
From English dialect, from Middle English *kagge, perhaps from Old Norse *kagi, *kaggi, from Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush, stump”). Cognate with dialectal German Kag (“cabbage stalk, stump”), Swedish kage (“treestump”). Possibly from the same root as Old Norse kaggi (“barrel, cask, keg”). Doublet of chag.
To vex; annoy; insult, offend; grieve.
To chatter, gossip.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Cognate with Scots kag, kagg (“to vex, grieve”). Perhaps from Middle English caggen (“to tie, bind”), possibly from or related to Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt, blanket, bedcover, coffin cloth”). Alternatively, perhaps allied with Norwegian Nynorsk kjaka (“to wrangle, harass”).
Clipping of cagoule.
Where this word comes from
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