æg

See also: äg, æg-, aeg, Appendix:Variations of "ag", and Appendix:Variations of "eg"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːɡ/, [ɛːˀɡ̊], [ɛjˀ], [ɛwˀ]

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Noun

æg n (singular definite ægget, plural indefinite æg)

1. egg

Inflection

Declension of æg

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æg	ægget	æg	æggene
genitive	ægs	æggets	ægs	æggenes

Etymology 2

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

Noun

æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)

1. edge of a blade

Declension

Declension of æg

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æg	æggen	ægge	æggene
genitive	ægs	æggens	ægges	æggenes

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Old English

Etymology

From West Germanic *aij (shifted into the z-stems, plural *aijiru), from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Cognate with Old Saxon ei, Old High German ei, Old Norse egg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːj/

Noun

ǣġ n (nominative plural ǣġru)

1. egg

Declension

Declension of æg (strong z-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣġ	ǣġru
accusative	ǣġ	ǣġru
genitive	ǣġes	ǣġra
dative	ǣġe	ǣġrum

Derived terms

• ǣġerġeolu
• ǣġlīm
• ǣġsċiell
• ǣġwyrt

Descendants

• Middle English: ey, ay, aye, ei, eye, eyȝ; æȝ (Early Middle English)
  • English: ey (obsolete)
  • ⇒ Middle English: cokeney, cokenay
    • English: Cockney

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Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

æg n

1. egg

Declension

  Declension of æg (strong ja-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æg	ægit	ægg	æggin
accusative	æg	ægit	ægg	æggin
dative	æggi	ægginu, æggeno	æggiom	æggiomin, æggiomen
genitive	ægs	ægsins	æggia	æggianna

Descendants

• Swedish: ägg