a-egg
See also: A-egg
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
a- + egg, in the first part, the letter "A" indicated that something was first or the best. Last part from Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely from *h₂éwis (“bird”), possibly from *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume; to perceive, be aware of”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
a-egg n (definite singular a-egget, indefinite plural a-egg, definite plural a-egga or a-eggene)
References edit
- “a-egg” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).