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Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse angr, Proto-Germanic *anguz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰu- from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-.
Noun
ånger c
- remorse, regret
ångern är en yngre broder till oskulden- remorse is a younger brother of innocence
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse ǫngr, with the same Proto-Germanic source as eng, from Old High German engi, from Proto-Germanic *anguz.
Possible introduced into Swedish by west Norse influence.
Noun
ånger c
- (obsolete, in place names) fjord, narrow arm of the sea, A firth.
- Ångermanland (province in northern Sweden - "Fjord people's land")
- Njutånger (place name in the province of Hälsingland, northern Sweden - "Fjord of the Niuta" )
- Enånger (place name in the province of Hälsingland, northern Sweden)
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