cag en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English kag, of North Germanic origin, related to Old Norse kaggi, Swedish kagge.
Meanings
- (Northern-England, Scotland) A keg.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cags | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
cag en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Shortening.
Meanings
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(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of cagoule.
alt of cagoule
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cags | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
cag en · NOUN · etymology 3
Etymology
From English dialect, from Middle English *kagge, perhaps from Old Norse *kagi, *kaggi, from Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush, stump”). Cognate with dialectal German Kag (“cabbage stalk, stump”), Swedish kage (“treestump”). Possibly from the same root as Old Norse kaggi (“barrel, cask, keg”). Doublet of chag.
Meanings
- (dialectal) A projecting piece left on a tree or shrub when a branch is severed; knob; stump.
- (dialectal) The stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone.
- (dialectal) An angular tear or rent in a piece of cloth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kag | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cags | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| kyag | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cag en · VERB · etymology 4
Etymology
Uncertain. Cognate with Scots kag, kagg (“to vex, grieve”). Perhaps from Middle English caggen (“to tie, bind”), possibly from or related to Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt, blanket, bedcover, coffin cloth”). Alternatively, perhaps allied with Norwegian Nynorsk kjaka (“to wrangle, harass”).
Meanings
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(dialectal, slang, transitive) To vex; annoy; insult, offend; grieve.
If a little petulance be discovered in SPRING's printed reply, perhaps it was cagged out of him by the very unceremonious manner of approach adopted by Langan and Reynolds […]
1824, Pierce Egan, Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, page 344:
- (dialectal, slang, transitive) To chatter, gossip.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cags | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cagged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cagged | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| cagging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
labrish · talk · jaunder · tittle-tattle · distress · gossip · vex · dish · engrieve · clepe · rend · lacerate · blab · dish the dirt · cag · wring · talk out of turn · distress · shoot the shit · afflict · aggrieve · harrow · tattle · torment · plague · atray · tell tales out of school · cag · harry · fetch and carry · trouble · harass · grame · chelp · tittle-tattle