egga

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

egga n

  1. definite plural of egg (Etymology 1)

Noun

egga m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of egg (Etymology 2)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

egga n

  1. definite plural of egg

Etymology 2

Noun

egga f

  1. definite singular of egg

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from egg (“sharp edge of a cutting tool”). Cognate with egg in English egg on. Related to English edge.

Pronunciation

Verb

egga (present eggar, preterite eggade, supine eggat, imperative egga)

  2. to egg (someone) on, to incite, to goad
  3. (often with a particle, especially upp) to (sexually) excite

Usage notes

More often of abstract things in (sense 1) compared to English. Something might "egg someone on," as in incite them towards some action.

Conjugation

Conjugation of egga (weak)
active passive
infinitive egga eggas
supine eggat eggats
imperative egga —
imper. plural1 eggen —
present past present past
indicative eggar eggade eggas eggades
ind. plural1 egga eggade eggas eggades
subjunctive2 egge eggade egges eggades
present participle eggande
past participle eggad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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