hargneux

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French hargneux, from Old French hergnos (“aggressive”), derivative of Old French hergne (“quarrel, dispute”), from hergner (“to wail, complain”), from Frankish *harmēn (“to insult, injure”), from Proto-Germanic *harmāną (“to harm, shame, pain”). === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /aʁ.ɲø/ === Adjective === hargneux (feminine hargneuse, masculine plural hargneux, feminine plural hargneuses) aggressive ==== Derived terms ==== chien hargneux a toujours l'oreille déchirée === Further reading === “hargneux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012