different between earn vs bag
earn
English
Etymology 1
From Old English earnian, from Middle English ernen, from Proto-West Germanic *a?an?n, from Proto-Germanic *azan?n?.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??n/
- (US) enPR: ûrn, IPA(key): /?n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n
- Homophones: ern, erne, urn
Verb
earn (third-person singular simple present earns, present participle earning, simple past and past participle earned or (chiefly UK) earnt)
- (transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.
- (transitive) To receive payment for work.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (intransitive) To receive payment for work.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
- (transitive) To achieve by being worthy of.
Synonyms
- (gain through applied effort or work): deserve, merit, garner, win
- ((transitive) receive payment for work):
- ((intransitive) receive payment for work):
- (cause someone to receive payment or reward): yield, make, generate, render
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably either:
- from Middle English erne, ernen (“to coagulate, congeal”) (chiefly South Midlands) [and other forms], a metathetic variant of rennen (“to run; to coagulate, congeal”), from Old English rinnen (“to run”) (with the variants iernan, irnan) and Old Norse rinna (“to move quickly, run; of liquid: to flow, run; to melt”), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?er- (“to move, stir; to rise, spring”); or
- a back-formation from earning (“(Britain regional, archaic) rennet”).
Verb
earn (third-person singular simple present earns, present participle earning, simple past and past participle earned) (Britain, dialectal)
- (transitive, archaic) To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
- Synonyms: run, (Northern England, Scotland) yearn
- (intransitive, obsolete) Of milk: to curdle, espcially in the cheesemaking process.
Etymology 3
A variant of yearn.
Verb
earn (third-person singular simple present earns, present participle earning, simple past and past participle earned)
- (transitive, obsolete) To strongly long or yearn (for something or to do something).
- (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve.
Etymology 4
Noun
earn (plural earns)
- Alternative form of erne
References
Anagrams
- Arne, Near, Nera, eRNA, erna, nare, near, rean
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ér? (“eagle, large bird”). Cognate with Old Frisian *ern, Old Saxon *arn, Old Dutch *arn, Old High German arn, Old Norse ?rn, Gothic ???????????? (ara); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Ancient Greek ????? (órnis, “bird”), Old Armenian ???? (oror, “gull”), Old Irish irar, Lithuanian er?lis, Old Church Slavonic ????? (or?l?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æ??rn/, [æ??r?n]
Noun
earn m
- eagle
Declension
Descendants
- English: erne
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *ern, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ér?.
Noun
earn c (plural earnen, diminutive earntsje)
- eagle
- (figuratively) miser
Further reading
- “earn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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bag
English
Etymology
From Middle English bagge, borrowed from Old Norse baggi (“bag, pack, satchel, bundle”), related to Old Norse b?ggr (“harm, shame; load, burden”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *b?ak- (compare Welsh baich (“load, bundle”), Ancient Greek ???????? (bástagma, “load”)).
Pronunciation
- enPR: b?g, IPA(key): /?bæ?/
- (Southern England, Australia) IPA(key): /?bæ??/
- (US, some dialects) IPA(key): /?b??/
- (US, Upper Midwest) IPA(key): /?be??/,
- Rhymes: -æ?
Noun
bag (plural bags)
- A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) poke, sack, tote
- Hyponym: bindle
- (informal) A handbag
- Synonyms: handbag, (US) purse
- A suitcase.
- A schoolbag, especially a backpack.
- (slang) One’s preference.
- Synonyms: cup of tea, thing; see also Thesaurus:predilection
- (derogatory) An ugly woman.
- Synonyms: dog, hag
- (LGBT, slang, US, derogatory) A fellow gay man.
- (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
- (baseball) First, second, or third base.
- (preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
- (mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
- Synonym: multiset
- A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
- (now historical) A pouch tied behind a man's head to hold the back-hair of a wig; a bag wig.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. II, ch. 54:
- [H]e had once lost his bag, and a considerable quantity of hair, which had been cut off by some rascal in his passage through Ludgate, during the lord mayor's procession.
- 1774, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 1 December:
- He had on a suit of Manchester velvet, Lined with white satten, a Bag, lace Ruffles, and a very handsome sword which the King had given to him.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. II, ch. 54:
- The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
- (slang, vulgar) A scrotum.
- (Britain) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
- (chiefly in the plural) A dark circle under the eye, caused by lack of sleep, drug addiction etc.
- (slang) A small envelope that contains drugs, especially narcotics.
- (MLE, slang) £1000, a grand.
- (informal) A large number or amount.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Korean: ? (baek)
- Norwegian: bag
Translations
Verb
bag (third-person singular simple present bags, present participle bagging, simple past and past participle bagged)
- To put into a bag.
- to take with oneself, to assume into one’s score
- (informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
- To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
- (slang, African American Vernacular) To bring a woman one met on the street with one.
- (slang, MLE) To end the being at large of someone, to deprive of somone’s corporeal freedom in the course of a criminal procedure.
- Synonym: nick
- (informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
- (transitive) To furnish or load with a bag.
- a bee bagged with his honeyed venom
- (transitive, medicine) To provide with artificial ventilation via a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
- (transitive, medicine) To fit with a bag to collect urine.
- 1985, Sol S. Zimmerman, Joan Holter Gildea, Critical Care Pediatrics (page 205)
- The patient was bagged for a urine analysis and stat electrolytes were drawn.
- 1985, Sol S. Zimmerman, Joan Holter Gildea, Critical Care Pediatrics (page 205)
- to expose exterior shape or physical behaviour resembling that of a bag
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell or hang down like a full bag.
- To hang like an empty bag.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 3,[1]
- [...] he was dressed in a badly fitting white drill suit, with trousers bagging concertina-like over clumsy black boots.
- 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Eleven, p. 125,[2]
- And this uniform did not even fit me so well. But what is a little bagging on the waist and tightness under the arm when you are a gallant member of the British Royal Air Force?
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 3,[1]
- (nautical, intransitive) To drop away from the correct course.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To become pregnant.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Warner. (Alb. Eng.) to this entry?)
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell or hang down like a full bag.
- to show particular puffy emotion
- (obsolete, intransitive) To swell with arrogance.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- (slang, African American Vernacular) To laugh uncontrollably.
- (Australia, slang) To criticise sarcastically.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To swell with arrogance.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- -gab-, ABG, AGB, BGA, GAB, GBA, Gab, gab, gab-
Antillean Creole
Etymology
From French bague.
Noun
bag
- ring
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- bagu
Etymology
Either of substratum origin or from a Vulgar Latin *beg?, from Late Latin b?g?, from Latin b?ga. Less likely from Greek ???? (vázo, “put in, set on”). May have originally referred to putting animals under a yoke. Compare Romanian b?ga, bag.
Verb
bag (past participle bãgatã or bãgate)
- I put, place, apply.
Related terms
- bãgari / bãgare
- bãgat
- nibãgat
See also
- pun
Breton
Etymology
Probably tied to Old French bac (“flat boat”), itself of obscure origin.
Noun
bag f
- boat
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bak n (“back”), from Proto-Germanic *bak?, cognate with Norwegian bak, Swedish bak, English back. The preposition is a shortening of Old Norse á bak (“on the back of”), compare English back from aback, from Old English onbæc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba???/, [?b?æ?j], [?b?æ?], (as a preposition or adverb always) IPA(key): [?b?æ?]
Noun
bag c (singular definite bagen, plural indefinite bage)
- (anatomy) behind, bottom, butt, buttocks
- seat (part of clothing)
Inflection
Synonyms
- (behind): bagdel, ende, røv (informal)
- (seat): buksebag
Preposition
bag
- behind
Adverb
bag
- behind
Etymology 2
From the verb to bake
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba???/, [?b?æ?j], [?b?æ?]
Noun
bag n (singular definite baget, plural indefinite bage)
- (rare) pastry
- Synonym: bagværk
Inflection
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba???/, [?b?æ?j], [?b?æ?]
Verb
bag
- imperative of bage
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French bague (“ring”).
Noun
bag
- ring
Meriam
Noun
bag
- cheek
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- bagg
Etymology
Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæ?/
Noun
bag m (definite singular bagen, indefinite plural bager, definite plural bagene)
- A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack.
- (on a baby carriage) a detachable part of the carriage to lie on.
References
- “bag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bagg
Etymology
Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi. Doublet of bagge.
Noun
bag m (definite singular bagen, indefinite plural bagar, definite plural bagane)
- A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack.
- (on a baby carriage) a detachable part of the carriage to lie on.
References
- “bag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
- b?ch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”) Cognate to Old English b?ag
Noun
b?g m
- a ring
Inflection
Rohingya
Etymology
From Magadhi Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit ??????? (vy?ghra).
Noun
bag
- tiger
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ba?]
Verb
bag
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of b?ga
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi.
Noun
bag c
- A kind of large bag; a duffel bag
Declension
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From Meriam bag.
Noun
bag
- (anatomy, eastern dialect) cheek
Synonyms
- masa (western dialect)
Turkmen
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bag (definite accusative bagy, plural baglar)
- garden
Welsh
Etymology
From English bag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
Noun
bag m (plural bagiau)
- bag
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “bag”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pa?k?/
- Tone numbers: bag8
- Hyphenation: bag
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Proto-Tai *bra:kD?”)
Verb
bag (Sawndip forms ???? or ? or ? or ? or ???? or ???? or ? or ???? or ???? or ??? or ???? or ???? or ??? or ?, old orthography bag)
- to chop; to split
- (of lightning) to strike
- to dive; to swoop down
- to divide
- to cut across
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bag (Sawndip forms ???? or ??? or ? or ?, old orthography bag)
- mental illness
Adjective
bag (Sawndip forms ???? or ??? or ? or ?, old orthography bag)
- crazy; mad; insane
- Synonym: vangh
Descendants
- mabag
Verb
bag (Sawndip forms ???? or ??? or ? or ?, old orthography bag)
- to become crazy; to go mad; to go nuts
- Synonym: vangh
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