äga

See also aga, Aga, ága, ağa, and āgā

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • ega
    In the 6th edition of SAOL (1889), when jern changed to järn, Ega was still spelled with e with the final remark "Skrifves äfven Äga o.s.v." Some derived words never changed, like egen (own), egendom (property), egentlig (proper).

Etymology

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Pronunciation

Noun

äga c

  1. an estate, grounds, property, land
    i någons ägo
    in one's possession

Declension

Usage notes

  • ägo is an archaic (genitive?) form of this noun, and also the basis for compounds

Related terms

  • ägobyte
  • ägodel
  • ägolott
  • ägorätt
  • ägoskifte
  • ägoskillnad
  • ägostyckning
  • ägotvist
  • ägovidd

Verb

äga

  1. to own

Conjugation

Usage notes

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