æg

See also Appendix:Variations of "ag", and Appendix:Variations of "eg"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛːɡ/, [ɛːˀɡ̊], [ɛjˀ]

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Noun

æg n (singular definite ægget, plural indefinite æg)

1. egg

Inflection

    Inflection of æg

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	æg	ægget	æg	æggene
genitive	ægs	æggets	ægs	æggenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse egg (“edge”), from Proto-Germanic *agjō (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Noun

æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)

1. edge

Inflection

    Inflection of æg

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

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ajjaz, West Germanic variant of *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Compare Old Saxon and Old High German ei, Old Norse egg (whence modern English egg was borrowed).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æːj/

Noun

ǣġ n

1. egg

   Ðæt æg getacnaþ ðone halgan hiht. The egg signals the holy hope. (Ælfric’s Homilies)

Declension

    Declension of æg

	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣġ	ǣġru
accusative	ǣġ	ǣġru
genitive	ǣġres	ǣġra
dative	ǣġre	ǣġrum

Descendants

• Middle English: ey
  • English: ey

Derived terms

• ǣġerġeolu
• ǣġlīm
• ǣġwyrt