"argh" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more argh [comparative], most argh [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English argh, from Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Scots ergh, argh, arch, erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”). Doublet of eerie. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|argh}} Middle English argh, {{inh|en|ang|earg||inert; weak; timid; cowardly}} Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*arg}} Proto-West Germanic *arg, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*argaz}} Proto-Germanic *argaz, {{cog|sco|ergh}} Scots ergh, {{m|sco|argh}} argh, {{m|sco|arch}} arch, {{m|sco|erf||timid; reluctant; unwilling}} erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”), {{doublet|en|eerie}} Doublet of eerie Head templates: {{en-adj}} argh (comparative more argh, superlative most argh)
  1. (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Timid; cowardly. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-argh-en-adj-6tPTOdmf Disambiguation of Fear: 66 34 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /ɑɹː/, /ɑɹɡ/, [ɑɹɣ], [ɑɣː] Audio: en-ca-argh.ogg [Canada]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ Etymology: In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Head templates: {{en-interj}} argh
  1. (onomatopoeia) Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration. Tags: onomatopoeic Related terms: blech Translations (expression of annoyance): ääh (Finnish), äsh (Finnish), äh (Finnish), argh [masculine] (French), ohh (German), うわー (uwā) (Japanese), ぎゃー (gyā) (Japanese), あ゙ [nonstandard, slang] [manga, comics, literature, publishing, media] (Japanese), اَه (ahh) (Persian), argh (Portuguese), ррр (rrr) (Russian), ё (jo) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-argh-en-intj-rXnIH3R- Categories (other): English onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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