egga
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
egga n
egga m or f
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
egga n
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
egga f
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Derived from egg (“sharp edge of a cutting tool”). Cognate with egg in English egg on. Related to English edge.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
egga (present eggar, preterite eggade, supine eggat, imperative egga)
- to egg (someone) on, to incite, to goad
- (often with a particle, especially upp) to (sexually) excite
Usage notes edit
More often of abstract things in (sense 1) compared to English. Something might "egg someone on," as in incite them towards some action.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of egga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | egga | eggas | ||
| Supine | eggat | eggats | ||
| Imperative | egga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | eggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | eggar | eggade | eggas | eggades |
| Ind. plural1 | egga | eggade | eggas | eggades |
| Subjunctive2 | egge | eggade | egges | eggades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | eggande | |||
| Past participle | eggad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||