age
Middle English
/ˈaːdʒ(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- (alternative form of) awe
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse agi (fear, discipline).
Origin
Old Norse
agi
Gloss
fear, discipline
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄
Emoji
😨 😱
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- age English
- age-mate English
- ageable English
- ageful English
- agegraphic English
- ageism English
- ageist English
- ageistic English
- ageless English
- agelong English
- agemate English
- ageplay English
- ager English
- agest English
- ageth English
- agewise English
- agism English
- bottom-age English
- cyberage English
- deage English
- midage English
- multiage English
- nonage English
- old age English
- overage English
- postage English
- preage English
- top-age English
- underage English
- *agaz Proto-Germanic
- aga Swedish
- aw Middle English
- agi Old Norse
- ave Danish
- aage Old French
- aga Westrobothnian
- age Scots
- age xno