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Webster 1913 Edition


Nag

Nag

(năg)
,
Noun.
[OE.
nagge
, D.
negge
; akin to E.
neigh
.]
1.
A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse, especially one that is of inferior breeding or useless.
2.
A paramour; – in contempt.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Nag

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Nagged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Nagging
.]
[Cf. Sw.
nagga
to nibble, peck, Dan.
nage
to gnaw, Icel.
naga
,
gnaga
, G.
nagen
, & E.
gnaw
.]
To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.
[Colloq.]
“She never
nagged
.”
J. Ingelow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nag

NAG

,
Noun.
1.
A small horse; a horse in general, or rather a sprightly horse.
2.
A paramour; in contempt.