angre
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
angre
- Alternative form of anger
Etymology 2
Verb
angre
- Alternative form of angren
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse angra (“to annoy", "grieve", "vex”), from angr (“injury", "harm", "grieve”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål anger and English anger.
Pronunciation
Audio (Standard East Norwegian): (file)
Verb
angre (imperative angr or angre, present tense angrer, simple past and past participle angra or angret, present participle angrende)
- to regret (feel sorry about some past thing), repent
- Hjelper du meg, vil du ikke angre (på) det.
- If you help me, you will not regret it.
- Angre derfor og vend om, så syndene deres blir strøket ut. (from the Bible, Acts of the Apostles, chapt. 3, vers 19)
- Therefore, repent and turn back, so as your sins may be blotted out.
- Han angret seg da han så hva som hadde skjedd.
- He regretted it when he saw what had happened.
- Dette kommer du til å angre på!
- You'll be sorry (for this). or You'll regret this.
- Hjelper du meg, vil du ikke angre (på) det.
Synonyms
- bebreide seg selv, begråte, beklage, fortryte, gjøre bot, gremme seg, krype til korset, sørge over, trege, være lei for, ønske ugjort
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “angre” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “angre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “anger”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse angra (“to annoy", "grieve", "vex”), from angr (“injury", "harm", "grieve”). Compare with anger and English anger.
Pronunciation
Audio (Standard East Norwegian): (file)
Verb
angre (present tense angrar, past tense angra, past participle angra, passive infinitive angrast, present participle angrande, imperative angre/angr)
- to regret (feel sorry about some past thing), repent
- Hjelper du meg, skal du ikkje angre (på) det.
- If you help me, you will not regret it.
- Angra difor og vend om, så syndene dykkar kan strykast ut. (from the Bible, Acts of the Apostles, chapt. 3, vers 19)
- Therefore, repent and turn back, so as your sins may be blotted out.
- Han angra seg då han såg kva som hadde skjedd.
- He regretted it when he saw what had happened.
- Dette kjem du til å angre på!
- You'll be sorry (for this). or You'll regret this.
- Hjelper du meg, skal du ikkje angre (på) det.
Synonyms
- laste seg sjølv, orsake, fortryte, gjere bot, gremje seg, krype til krossen, sørgje over, trege, vere lei for, ønskje ugjort
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “angre” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “angre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “anger”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
Adjective
angre
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