angr

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• angre

Verb

angr

1. imperative of angre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

angr

1. imperative of angra

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *angazaz. Compare to ǫngr.

Noun

angr m

1. sorrow, resentment, distress
2. repentance
3. tribulation, affliction
4. injury, harm (physical)

Declension

Declension of angr (strong a-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	angr	angrinn
accusative	angr	angrinn
dative	angri	angrinum
genitive	angrs	angrsins

Derived terms

• angran
• angranarkolfr
• Angrboða
• angrfullr
• angrgapi
• angrleikr
• angrligr
• angrlyndi
• angrmǿða
• angrmǿði
• angrsama
• angrsamliga
• angrsamligr
• angrsamr
• angrsemi
• angrsemðarbroddr
• angrsfullr
• angrssemi
• angrvaðill
• angrvǽri
• angrǿði

Descendants

• Icelandic: angur
• Faroese: angur
• Norwegian: anger
• Danish: anger
• Old Swedish: anger
  • Swedish: ånger
• → Middle English: anger
  • English: anger
  • Scots: anger

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “angr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *angraz.

Noun

angr m

2. bay, inlet, firth

Derived terms

• Angrmannaland (“Ångermanland in Sweden”)
• Harðangr (“Hardanger in Norway”)
• Stafangr (“Stavanger in Norway”)

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: anger (dialectal, in compounds)
• Swedish: ånger (dialectal, in compounds)