plage

Norwegian

noun-c
Definitions
  • a plague especially biblical
  • an affliction, illness, pain
  • a bother, nuisance, pest, worry

Etymology

Derived from Latin plaga (region, tract, flat surface, blow, a stripe, a blow, expanse, slaughter, a welt, quarter, district, zone) derived from Low German plage derived from Old Norse plága.

Origin

Old Norse

plága

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