æg

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją, cognate with Norwegian egg, Swedish ägg, German Ei (English egg is a loan from Old Norse). The Germanic noun derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), cf Latin ōvum, Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión), and Polish jajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːˀɡ/, , , (Jutlandic) IPA^(key):

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Noun

æg n (singular definite ægget, plural indefinite æg)

1. egg

Usage notes

When used as the first part of a compound, an -e interfix may be inserted. This is usually optional, e.g. æggeleder/ægleder, æggebakke/ægbakke, æggeskal/ægskal. One form may be more common at a given time.

Declension

References

“æg,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse egg f (“edge”), from Proto-Germanic *agjō, cognate with English edge and German Ecke (“corner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːˀɡ/, .

Noun

æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)

1. edge of a blade

Declension

References

“æg,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ/, .

Verb

æg

1. imperative of ægge

Old English

Alternative forms

• ǣġer — combining form

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːj/

Noun

ǣġ n (nominative plural ǣġru)

1. egg

Declension

Derived terms

• ǣġerfelma
• ǣġerġeolu
• ǣġerum
• ǣġlīm
• ǣġsċiell
• ǣġwyrt

Descendants

• Middle English: ey, ay, aye, ei, eye, eyȝ; æȝ
  • English: ey (obsolete)
  • ⇒ Middle English: cokeney, cokenay (disputed)
    • English: Cockney

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.

Noun

æg n

1. egg

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: ägg