a bird or simulacrum of a bird that is used as a deterrent · an instrument whose sound imitates the song of birds, used in hunting to attract them; complaint · anything that serves to arouse attention or interest
köken: From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *aganą (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).
aile: skilja agnarna från vetet, skingras som agnar för vinden
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Latin illiciō Latin -bra Latin illecebra From illiciō (“to allure, entice”) + -bra.
et severius acturos si vallum statuatur procul urbis inlecebris
köken: From Old Irish meng (“wile, ruse; guile, craft”), from Proto-Celtic *mengâ, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm”), borrowed into Latin mango (“dealer”).