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agn.

bait

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈakn̥]
  1. bait

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *aganą (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).

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