- snagi
- peg* * *a, m. [Engl. snag], a clothes-peg; hengja upp á snaga: a nickname, Sturl.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
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snag — I. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snagi clothes peg Date: circa 1587 1. a. a tree or branch embedded in a lake or stream bed and constituting a hazard to navigation b. a standing dead tree 2. a rough sharp or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
snag — snaglike, adj. /snag/, n., v., snagged, snagging. n. 1. a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation. 2. a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken or cut off. 3 … Universalium
snag — {{11}}snag (n.) 1570s, stump of a tree, branch, of Scandinavian origin, Cf. O.N. snagi clothes peg, snaga a kind of ax. The meaning sharp or jagged projection is first recorded 1580s; that of obstacle, impediment is 1829. Snaggle toothed having… … Etymology dictionary
snag — [[t]snæg[/t]] n. v. snagged, snag•ging 1) a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation 2) a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken off 3) any sharp or rough… … From formal English to slang
priešnagis — sm. (1), pryšnagis (ž.) (1) Ggr, Lkv, Als, Slnt 1. pasagos priekinė dalis: Pasagos priešnagis Grž. Nešk į kalvę padkalą, tepakapija pryšnagį Kl. Visai priešnagis nusivarė, reikia naują padkavą dirbt Bsg. 2. kojos vieta prie nagų: Odą nupjaudavo… … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
snag — I. /snæg / (say snag) noun 1. a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken or cut off. 2. any sharp or rough projection. 3. a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river or other water and forming an impediment or danger to… …
snag — [snag] n. [< Scand, as in ON snagi, wooden peg, Norw snage, sharp point, projection, akin to Ger schnake] 1. a piece, part, or point that sticks out, esp. one that is sharp or rough, as the broken end of a tree limb ☆ 2. an underwater tree… … English World dictionary
