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jaga.

to chase (pursue)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/²jɑːɡa/
  1. to chase (pursue)

    Han jagade honom genom skogen
  2. to hunt (prey)

    De jagade ren
Where this word comes from

From Late Old Swedish iagha, from Early Old Swedish iægha, from Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

noun/¹jɑːɡa/
  1. tag (game)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Late Old Swedish iagha, from Early Old Swedish iægha, from Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

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