egha
Old Danish
Alternative forms
- eghæ (Jutlandic)
Etymology
From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.
Pronunciation
Verb
ēgha (third-person singular present indicative ā, third-person singular past indicative ātti)
- (Scania) to have, to own, to possess
- c. 1210 "Uapnum sinum skal man", Scanian Law, chapter 106.
- […] ok far man sar mæþ þem þa ma hin ær uapn attæ […]
- […] and if a man is wounded with them, then the man, who owned the weapons, may […]
- c. 1210 "Uapnum sinum skal man", Scanian Law, chapter 106.
Descendants
- Danish: eje