egne

See also: égne

Danish

Noun

egne c

1. indefinite plural of egn

Adjective

egne

1. definite of egen
2. plural of egen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

egne

1. inflection of egen:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

Determiner

egne

1. definite singular of egen
2. plural of egen

Etymology 3

From Old Norse eigna; compare with German eignen.

Verb

egne seg (imperative egn, present tense egner, passive egnes, simple past and past participle egna or egnet, present participle egnende)

1. to be fit / suited / suitable (til / for)
2. to lend itself (til / to)

Derived terms

• tilegne

See also

• eigne (Nynorsk)

References

• “egne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

egne

1. definite natural masculine singular of egen

Anagrams

• egen