Obs. rare. [a. ON. *anga, in pl. öngur straits, anguish; cf. OE. ang- in comb., pain, painful, and L. ang-ĕre to trouble, vex.] Trouble, affliction, anguish.
c. 1200. Ormin, 11904. Þatt himm wass waȝȝ & ange. Ibid., 19804. Dide hemm mikell ange.