Swedish noun

ett agg

grudge

Meaning

grudge

In Swedish: fientlig känsla mot den som behandlat en illa, ovänskap

Forms

Forms of agg
Singular, indefiniteett agg
Singular, definiteagget

agg is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort agg, det stora agget. Check another noun

Practise agg

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Is it en agg or ett agg?

agg in a sentence

  • hysa agg mot någon
    have a grudge against someone, bear malice to someone

Questions

What does agg mean in English?

agg means “grudge”.

Is it en agg or ett agg?

It is ett agg, and “the grudge” is agget.

Origin

From Old Norse aga (“to threaten”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“fear, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be depressed, afraid”).

Nearby common words

agg is number 7,000 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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