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nagl

nagl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

nagl m ‎(definite singular naglen, indefinite plural negler, definite plural neglene)

(anatomy) a nail

See also

negl (Bokmål)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *naglaz, whence also Old English næġel, Old High German nagal.

Noun

nagl m (genitive nagls, plural negl)

nail

Inflection

Declension of nagl (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nagl	naglinn	negl	neglinir
accusative	nagl	naglinn	negl	neglina
dative	nagli	naglinum	nǫglum	nǫglunum
genitive	nagls	naglsins	nagla	naglanna

Descendants

Danish: negl
Faroese: negl, naglur, nøgl
Icelandic: nögl

Norwegian: negl (Bokmål), nagl (Nynorsk)
Swedish: nagel

References

nagl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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