different between arg vs warg

Translingual

Symbol

arg

1. (mathematics) The symbol for the argument function, which finds the polar angle of a complex number.

Usage notes

The symbol arg is defined in ISO 80000-2:2019 to represent the principal value of the argument function. However, arg is often used to represent the multi-valued argument function, with Arg representing the principal value specifically.

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

arg (plural args)

1. (programming, informal) An argument; a value passed as a parameter.

   The first arg needs to be an int.

Anagrams

• GAR, Gra, RGA, Rag, gar, rag

Interjection

arg

1. (informal) Expressing frustration or disappointment.
2. Synonym of blarg (“an expression of frustration”)

Albanian

Alternative forms

• argull (Tosk), ergjëz (standard), ergjiz

Etymology

Arbëreshë; from Proto-Albanian *arga, from Proto-Indo-European *Horg?i (compare Armenian ???? (o?il)).

Noun

arg m

1. (Arbëresh) nit

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish argh, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?or??-, *h?er??- (“to copulate”).

Adjective

arg (neuter argt, plural and definite singular attributive arge)

1. fierce, stubborn, unyielding, ardent
2. (rare) bitter, bad, angry

References

• “arg” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “arg” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare German arg.

Adjective

arg (genitive ara, partitive arga, comparative arem, superlative kõige arem)

1. cowardly, shy

Declension

German

Etymology

From Old High German arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare English eerie.

Pronunciation

Adjective

arg (comparative ärger, superlative am ärgsten)

1. bad

2. intense

Usage notes

Capitalized Arg- with any ending other than -s is in fact the (nominalized) adjective arg, not the noun Arg.

Declension

Related terms

• Arg
• ärgern
• Arglist
• arglistig
• arglos
• Argwohn
• argwöhnen
• argwöhnisch
• verargen

Further reading

• “arg” in Duden online
• “arg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish orcaid.

Verb

arg (present analytic argann, future analytic argfaidh, verbal noun argain, past participle argtha)

1. (transitive) destroy, plunder

Conjugation

Mutation

References

• "arg" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “oirgid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle English

Adjective

arg

1. Alternative form of argh

Old High German

Alternative forms

• arc, arga

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *argaz, whence also Old English earg, Old Norse argr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar?/, /ar?/

Adjective

arg

1. bad, wicked, godless

Derived terms

• arg?

Descendants

• Middle High German: arc
  • Central Franconian: ärch, arch
  • German: arg
  • Luxembourgish: uerg
  • ? Medieval Latin: arga

Further reading

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish argher, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?or??-, *h?er??- (“to copulate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arj/

Adjective

arg (comparative argare, superlative argast)

1. angry

Declension

Synonyms

• vred
• ilsken

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka.

Adjective

arg

1. shy

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?re/, /?æ?r?/, /?ær??/, /?ær?j/

  Rhymes: -ár?

Adjective

arg

1. Apt, skilful, energetic, capable.

2. Angry.

References

English

Etymology

Noun: Reintroduced by J. R. R. Tolkien, from Old Norse vargr (“wolf”); compare also Old English wearg.Verb: Coined by George RR Martin for "A Song of Ice and Fire", from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?w???/

Noun

warg (plural wargs)

1. (fantasy fiction, mythology) A type of particularly wild or hostile wolf. [from 20th c.]
   • 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit:

     Every now and then all the Wargs in the circle would answer their grey chief all together [...].

   • 1993, "jbatka", Multiple colors for PC compatible (on newsgroup rec.hack)

     My question is do all of the executable versions for PC compatibles have the color option enabled? If so, what am I missing to not get say yellow for a hill orc, grey for a goblin, white for my pet, red for a wolf, brown for a warg, etc?

   • 1999, George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 462:

     He'd bought a ton of silver to forge magic swords that would slay the Stark wargs.

   • 2007, Stephen O Glosecki, Myth in Northwest Europe:

     The monsters are identified not as trolls, a word apparently not available in English at the time, but (among other things) as wargs, whatever that means; Grendel is called a heoro-wearh at line 1267 and his mother a grund-wyrgen at line 1518.

Verb

warg (third-person singular simple present wargs, present participle warging, simple past and past participle warged)

1. (fantasy fiction) To enter the body of an animal.

See also

• dire wolf

Anagrams

• GAWR, Garw

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wer??-.

Noun

warg m

1. wolf

Declension

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vark/

Noun

warg f

1. genitive plural of warga

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• gvarj, hw?ri, wærg, wåri, vari, vare

Etymology

From Old Norse vargr, fron Proto-Germanic *wargaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /war?/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

warg m

1. wolf
2. wheelbarrow