"agnail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: agnails [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English agnail, from Old English angnægl, from ang- + nægl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂enǵʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|agnail}} Middle English agnail, {{inh|en|ang|angnægl}} Old English angnægl, {{m|ang|ang-}} ang-, {{m|ang|nægl}} nægl, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*naglaz}} Proto-Germanic *naglaz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃nogʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- Head templates: {{en-noun}} agnail (plural agnails)
  1. (obsolete) A corn or sore on the toe or finger. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-agnail-en-noun-Pn8PDC1R
  2. Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail. Synonyms (torn skin): hangnail
    Sense id: en-agnail-en-noun-xPKXfswd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'torn skin': 4 96

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for agnail meaning in English (1.8kB)

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