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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse eign (“property”).
Pronunciation
Noun
egn c (singular definite egnen, plural indefinite egne)
- area
- part of the country
- neighborhood
Inflection
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Danish egn, from Old Norse eign.
Noun
egn m (definite singular egnen, indefinite plural egner, definite plural egnene)
- area, district, region, neighbourhood
Derived terms
References
- “egn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “egn” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin unus.
Article
egn m (feminine egna)
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) a, an
Number
egn m (feminine egna)
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) one