egg

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English [edit]

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Eggs in a nest.

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English egge, from Old Norse egg (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją (“egg”), by Holtzmann's Law from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”). Cognate with Icelandic egg (“egg”), Norwegian egg (“egg”), Swedish ägg (“egg”), Danish æg (“egg”). The native English ey (pl. eyren), akin to Dutch ei (pl. eieren) and German Ei (pl. Eier) survived into the 16th century before being fully replaced by egg. More at ey.

Noun [edit]

egg (plural eggs)

  1. (zoology, countable) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals housing the embryo during its development.
  2. (countable) The egg of a domestic fowl as an item of food.
  3. (uncountable) The contents of one or more (hen's usually) eggs as a culinary ingredient, etc.
    I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
  4. (biology, countable) The female primary cell, the ovum.
  5. Something shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
  6. A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
  7. (mildly pejorative, slang, ethnic slur), (potentially offensive) A person of Caucasian (Western) ancestry, who has a strong desire to learn about and immerse him- or herself in East Asian culture, and/or such a person who is perceived as behaving as if he or she were Asian (from the "white" outside and "yellow" inside).
  8. (New Zealand, pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
    Shut up, you egg!
  9. In terms such as good egg, bad egg, tough egg etc., a person, fellow.
Translations [edit]
body housing an embryo
egg of domestic fowl as food item
culinary ingredient
ovum
something shaped like an egg
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Verb [edit]

egg (third-person singular simple present eggs, present participle egging, simple past and past participle egged)

  1. To throw eggs at.
  2. To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
  3. To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
    After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.
Translations [edit]
to throw eggs at
to dip in or coat with beaten egg

Derived terms [edit]

terms derived from egg (noun)

See also [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Old Norse eggja (“to edge”).

Verb [edit]

egg (third-person singular simple present eggs, present participle egging, simple past and past participle egged)

  1. (obsolete except in egg on) To encourage, incite.
Translations [edit]
to encourage
Derived terms [edit]

Faroese [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Noun [edit]

egg n (genitive singular egs, plural egg)

  1. egg
Declension [edit]
n23 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative egg eggið egg eggini
Accusative egg eggið egg eggini
Dative eggi egginum egg(j)um egg(j)unum
Genitive egs egsins eggja eggjanna

Etymology 2 [edit]

From the Old Norse word egg, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Noun [edit]

egg f (genitive singular eggjar, plural eggjar)

  1. blade, edge
  2. border, edge of a cliff
Declension [edit]
f8 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative egg eggin eggjar eggjarnar
Accusative egg eggina eggjar eggjarnar
Dative egg eggini eggjum eggjunum
Genitive eggjar eggjarinnar eggja eggjanna

Icelandic [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Cognate with Old English ǣġ (obsolete English ey); Swedish ägg; Old High German ei (German Ei).

Noun [edit]

egg n (genitive singular eggs, plural egg)

  1. (zoology) an egg
  2. an oval shaped object
  3. the ovum
Declension [edit]
declension of egg
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative egg eggið egg eggin
accusative egg eggið egg eggin
dative eggi egginu eggjum eggjunum
genitive eggs eggsins eggja eggjanna
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Cognates include Old Frisian egg, Old Saxon eggia, Dutch egge; Old English ecg (English edge); Old High German egga (German Ecke); Swedish egg.

The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”), Greek ἀκίς (“point”).

Noun [edit]

egg f (genitive singular eggjar, plural eggjar)

  1. (weaponry) the sharp edge of a knife, sword, or similar
  2. a sharp edge on a mountain
Declension [edit]
declension of egg
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative egg eggin eggjar eggjarnar
accusative egg eggina eggjar eggjarnar
dative egg egginni eggjum eggjunum
genitive eggjar eggjarinnar eggja eggjanna
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Norwegian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Noun [edit]

egg n

  1. egg

Old Norse [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Noun [edit]

egg n

  1. egg

Descendants [edit]

  • Danish: æg
  • English: egg (replaced native Old English æġ)
  • Faroese: egg

References [edit]

  • “egg” in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic

Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Old Norse word egg, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

egg c

  1. The sharp edge of a cutting tool.

Declension [edit]

Declension of egg
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative egg eggen eggar eggarna
genitive eggs eggens eggars eggarnas

Related terms [edit]

References [edit]

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