æg
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Noun edit
æg n (singular definite ægget, plural indefinite æg)
Usage notes edit
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 edit
References edit
“æg,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse egg f (“edge”), from Proto-Germanic *agjō, cognate with English edge and German Ecke (“corner”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)
Declension edit
References edit
“æg,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
æg
- imperative of ægge
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- ǣġer — combining form
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ǣġ n (nominative plural ǣġru)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.
Noun edit
æg n
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- Swedish: ägg