eglan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to trouble, pain, vex, plague, ail, molest, afflict

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną, *agluz (loathsome, troublesome, painful, cumbersome, tiresome, tedious) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ-lo- (distress), *h₂egʰ- (afraid, be depressed, be upset, be afraid, frighten).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂egʰ-

Gloss

afraid, be depressed, be upset, be afraid, frighten

Concept
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