Definitions

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  • noun obsolete Fear; horror.
  • noun dialectal A surfeit.
  • noun Alternative spelling of µg.
  • verb obsolete To feel dread, loathing or disgust.
  • verb obsolete To fear, feel horror; shudder with horror.

Etymologies

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From Middle English ugge, from Old Norse uggr ("fear, apprehension, dread"), related to Old Norse ógn ("terror, threat, disput") and agi ("terror, strife, fear, punishment"). More at awe.

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Derived from the similarity between the letter u and the Greek letter µ.

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From Middle English uggen, from Old Norse ugga ("to fear"), see above.

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Examples

  • Eugene, Sharp, Keith, Mehiam, Malcolm ug c nards..ug ako ang camera man...lols. bday ni butod bangka, tagay, sugba2, bugal2 ug uban pa... question and answer before sa board exam ni sharp chu!

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • I was disturbed you put "white teeth" but then I was a bookshop owner in the UK when it came out so my reaction is a bit more "ug" - it is a bit like my reaction to Tratt's Secret History - very compelling/very transparent.

    My 31 day challenge: can you help? Elizabeth McClung 2006

  • Road widening project to Iloilo Airport benefits transport, commuters Cebuano News: Emergency program sa gobyerno mihatag ug bag-ong trabaho Region I gives out P34. 423-M in cash subsidy to senior citizens

    unknown title 2009

  • Uban sa Culinary Institute of America, nagbutang na usab kini ug tunghaan nga naghatag ug mga culinary courses sa Manila aron magbansay sa mga shipboard culinary staff alang sa mga cruise ships.

    unknown title 2009

  • Cebuano News: Emergency program sa gobyerno mihatag ug bag-ong trabaho

    unknown title 2009

  • Sa sinugdan pa, wala magtugot si Presidente Arroyo sa pagsamok kaniya sa pulitika ug mga resulta sa surveys diha sa iyang pagpadagan s pangagamhanan ilabi na niining panahon sa krisis sa ekonomiya diin gikinahanglan ang paghatag ug trabaho sa mga lumulupyo.

    unknown title 2009

  • Road widening project to Iloilo Airport benefits transport, commuters Cebuano News: Emergency program sa gobyerno mihatag ug bag-ong trabaho Region I gives out P34. 423-M in cash subsidy to senior citizens

    unknown title 2009

  • Road widening project to Iloilo Airport benefits transport, commuters Cebuano News: Emergency program sa gobyerno mihatag ug bag-ong trabaho Region I gives out P34. 423-M in cash subsidy to senior citizens

    unknown title 2009

  • Road widening project to Iloilo Airport benefits transport, commuters Cebuano News: Emergency program sa gobyerno mihatag ug bag-ong trabaho Region I gives out P34. 423-M in cash subsidy to senior citizens

    unknown title 2009

  • Road widening project to Iloilo Airport benefits transport, commuters Cebuano News: Emergency program sa gobyerno mihatag ug bag-ong trabaho Region I gives out P34. 423-M in cash subsidy to senior citizens

    unknown title 2009

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  • To abhor; to cause hatred.

    December 8, 2007