egan

See also: Egan

Esperanto

Adjective

egan

1. accusative singular of ega

Nupe

Etymology

e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gàn (“to speak”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.ɡã̀/

Noun

egàn (plural egànzhì)

1. word

Derived terms

• gangàn (“to speak”)
• egàgàn (“speech”)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aigan. The adjective is the verb's old past participle, from *aiganaz; the noun is in turn derived from that participle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɣɑn/

Verb

ēgan

1. to own, to possess, to have

   than mōtun gi thea fruma ēgan

   Then you have to possess the profit

   (Heliand, verse 1460)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ēgan (preterite-present)

infinitive	ēgan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ēh	ehta
2nd person singular	ēhst	ehtes
3rd person singular	ēh	ehta
plural	ēgun	ehtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	ēgi	ehti
2nd person singular	ēgis	ehtis
3rd person singular	ēgi	ehti
plural	ēgin	ehtin
imperative	present
singular	—
plural	—
participle	present	past
	ēgandi	—

Adjective

ēgan (no comparative, no superlative)

1. own

   godes ēgan barn

   God's own child

   (Heliand, verse 326)

Declension

Positive forms of ēgan

Strong declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	ēgan	ēgane, ēgana	ēgan	ēgana	ēgan	ēgan, ēgana
accusative	ēganan, ēganen	ēgana, ēgane	ēgana	ēgana	ēgan	ēgan, ēgana
genitive	ēganes, ēganas	ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero	ēganara, ēganaro	ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero	ēganes, ēganas	ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero
dative	ēganumu, ēganum, ēganun, ēganun, ēganon, ēganen, ēganan	ēganun, ēganon, ēganum	ēganaro, ēganaru, ēganara	ēganun, ēganon	ēganumu, ēganum, ēganun, ēganun, ēganon, ēganen, ēganan	ēganun, ēganon, ēganum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	ēgano, ēgana	ēganon, ēganun	ēgana, ēgane	ēganon, ēganun, ēganan	ēgana, ēgane	ēganon, ēganun
accusative	ēganon, ēganan	ēganon, ēganun	ēganun, ēganon, ēganan	ēganon, ēganun, ēganan	ēgana, ēgane	ēganon, ēganun
genitive	ēganen, ēganan	ēganono, ēganeno	ēganun, ēganan, ēganen	ēganono	ēganen, ēganan	ēganono, ēganeno
dative	ēganon, ēganen, ēganan	ēganon, ēganun	ēganun, ēganan	ēganon, ēganun	ēganon, ēganen, ēganan	ēganon, ēganun

Noun

ēgan n

1. a property

   thes uui thurh thīn iungardōm ēgan endi erƀi al farlētun

   We had refused the properties and the heir in our youth

   (Heliand, verse 3309)

Declension

Declension of ēgan (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	ēgan	ēgan
accusative	ēgan	ēgan
genitive	ēganes	ēganō
dative	ēgane	ēganun
instrumental	—	—