Definify.com
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.