æg

See also: äg, æg-, aeg, Appendix:Variations of "ag", and Appendix:Variations of "eg"

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/, [ˈeˀɡ̊], [ˈeˀk], (Jutlandic) IPA^(key): [ˈɛˀj]

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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

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æg	ægget	æg	æggene
genitive	ægs	æggets	ægs	æggenes

Declension of æg

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/, [ˈɛˀɡ̊].

Noun

æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)

1. edge of a blade

Declension

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æg	æggen	ægge	æggene
genitive	ægs	æggens	ægges	æggenes

Declension of æg

References

“æg,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ/, [ˈɛɡ̊].

Verb

æg

1. imperative of ægge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronoun

æg (accusative mæg, genitive masculine min, genitive feminine mi, genitive neuter mett)

1. (dialectal, parts of Trøndelag) Alternative form of eg (“first-person singular personal pronoun”)

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

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣġ	ǣġru
accusative	ǣġ	ǣġru
genitive	ǣġes	ǣġra
dative	ǣġe	ǣġrum

Declension of ǣġ (strong z-stem)

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• Middle English: ey, ay, aye, ei, eye, eyȝ, æȝ (Early Middle English)
  • 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

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ǣg	ǣgit	ǣgg	ǣggin
accusative	ǣg	ǣgit	ǣgg	ǣggin
dative	ǣggi	ǣgginu, ǣggeno	ǣggiom	ǣggiomin, ǣggiomen
genitive	ǣgs	ǣgsins	ǣggia	ǣggianna

Declension of æg (strong ja-stem)

Descendants

• Swedish: ägg