aning

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: an‧ing

ane +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of ane (“guess, sense; suspect”), from Low German anen. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

aning f or m (definite singular aninga or aningen, indefinite plural aninger, definite plural aningene)

1. the act of guessing, sensing, suspecting; a clue, idea
   • 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Digte, page 165:

     bag usynlighedens værn mine fugle skulde tvinde, i en anings trillers rad, takkens kvad

     behind the shield of invisibility my birds were to twist, in a row of trills a whirl, the squeal of thanks

   • 1920, Peter Egge, Inde i Fjordene, page 223:

     Siri hadde en aning om, at han var i et særskilt ærend idag

     Siri had an idea that he was on a special errand today

   • 9, Line Baugstø, Brist:

     jeg vet ikke. – Ingen aning?

     I do not know. - No idea?

   Synonyms: anen, anelse

2. a hint, bit, little (a small amount of)
   • 1973, Mikkjel Fønhus, Under Skagsnuten, page 6:

     [han var] kald i målet, og med en aning av flir i ene munnvika

     [he was] cold in his language, and with a hint of grin in one corner of his mouth

   • 1971, Morgenbladet, page 3:

     forklaringen er nok en aning mer komplisert

     the explanation is probably a bit more complicated

   • 2008, Erling Pedersen, Kongens kvinner:

     ung bøk og gammel eik og en aning selje, det er det hun leter etter

     young beech and old oak and a little willow, that's what she's looking for

   Synonyms: bit, hint

Most likely either derived from the first etymology, or have the same exact origin.

aning m (definite singular aningen, indefinite plural aninger, definite plural aningene)

1. (dialectal, nautical) a slight wind that barely moves the ocean surface

   Synonyms: heng, laring

• “aning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “aning_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “aning_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• innga

From ana +‎ -ing. Attested since 1747.

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aning c

1. suspicion, idea, notion

   Jag har ingen aning om vart han har gått nu.

   I have no idea about where he has gone now.