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egan

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Adjective

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egan

  1. accusative singular of ega

Nupe

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Etymology

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e- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ gàn (to speak)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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egàn (plural egànzhì)

  1. word

Derived terms

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *aigan. The adjective is the verb's old past participle, from *aiganaz; the noun is in turn derived from that participle.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēgan

  1. to own, to possess, to have
    than mōtun gi thea fruma ēgan
    Then you have to possess the profit
    (Heliand, verse 1460)

Conjugation

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Adjective

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ēgan (no comparative, no superlative)

  1. own
    godes ēgan barn
    God's own child
    (Heliand, verse 326)

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Noun

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ēgan n

  1. a property
    thes uui thurh thīn iungardōm ēgan endi erƀi al farlētun
    We had refused the properties and the heir in our youth
    (Heliand, verse 3309)

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