See also: nagłe, naglę, and nágle

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse nagli, from Proto-Germanic *nagalô, derived from *naglaz (nail; peg), which is the source of Danish negl, English nail, German Nagel (nail; spike).

Noun edit

nagle c (singular definite naglen, plural indefinite nagler)

  1. spike, nail
  2. peg (of wood)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Danish næglæ, from Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną, cognate with English nail (Old English næġl(i)an), German nageln (Old High German negilen), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganagljan). Derived from the noun *naglaz (nail). The modern Danish form is influenced by the noun and German nageln.

Verb edit

nagle (past tense naglede, past participle naglet)

  1. to nail
Conjugation edit

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

nagle

  1. inflection of nageln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną. Reanalyzed vowel from nagl and nagle.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

nagle (present tense naglar, past tense nagla, past participle nagla, passive infinitive naglast, present participle naglande, imperative nagle/nagl)

  1. to nail, to fasten with nails or pegs
  2. to claw at with one's nails

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse nagli. Compare nagl ((finger)nail).

Noun edit

nagle m (definite singular naglen, indefinite plural naglar, definite plural naglane)

  1. a spike, nail
  2. a peg

References edit

Anagrams edit

Old Polish edit

Etymology edit

From nagły +‎ -e. First attested in 1461.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /naːɡlʲɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /nɒɡlʲɛ/

Adverb edit

nagle

  1. suddenly; quickly; violently; unexpectedly
    • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Latin-Polish-German Florian Psalter]‎[1], Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 63, 4:
      Nagle (subito) strzelacz gi bødø
      [Nagle (subito) strzelać ji będą-]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 132r:
      Subito id est cito velociter repente insperate schnell nagle prathko
      [Subito id est cito velociter repente insperate schnell nagle prędko]
  2. soon
    Synonym: z nagła
    • c. 1301-1350, Kazania świętokrzyskie[2], page ar 7:
      Pocøhø sø modlich, izbi ie bog zbauil ot mocy crola poganskego. Tegdis nagle bog uslusal modlituø luda
      [Poczęchą się modlić, iżby je Bog zbawił ot mocy krola pogańskiego. Tegdyż nagle Bog usłuszał modlitwę luda]
  3. on the ground; down, onto one's face
    • 1930 [Fifteenth century], “Deut”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[3], 22, 8:
      Nye bødzesz vinyen, gdisz syø kto popelznye, nagle padnye (in praeceps ruente)
      [Nie będziesz winien, gdyż się kto popełznie, nagle padnie (in praeceps ruente)]
    • 1915 [Middle of the 15th century], Jan Łoś, editor, Przegląd językowych zabytków staropolskich do r. 1543[4], page 517:
      Nagle pascz succumbere
      [Nagle paść succumbere]

Related terms edit

adjectives
nouns
verbs

    Descendants edit

    • Masurian: nágle
    • Polish: nagle
    • Silesian: nŏgle

    References edit

    Polish edit

    Etymology edit

    Inherited from Old Polish nagle. By surface analysis, nagły +‎ -e. Compare Kashubian nôgle.

    Pronunciation edit

    Adverb edit

    nagle (not comparable)

    1. suddenly (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
      Synonym: niespodziewanie
    2. (obsolete) quickly
      Synonym: szybko
    3. (obsolete) violently (with force)
      Synonym: gwałtownie

    Derived terms edit

    proverbs

    Trivia edit

    According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), nagle is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 7 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 8 times in essays, 69 times in fiction, and 21 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 105 times, making it the 592nd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

    References edit

    1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “nagle”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 266

    Further reading edit

    • nagle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • nagle in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “nagle”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
    • NAGLE”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 25.09.2008
    • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego
    • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
    • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 69
    • nagle in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

    Serbo-Croatian edit

    Adjective edit

    nagle

    1. inflection of nagao:
      1. masculine accusative plural
      2. feminine genitive singular
      3. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural