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English[]

File:Egg in straw nest.jpg

Eggs in a nest.

Pronunciation[]

Etymology 1[]

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajjam, by Holtzmann's Law from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Noun[]

Singular
Egg

Plural
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Egg ({{{1}}})

  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, as in Easter egg, chocolate egg.
  6. (mildly, pejorative, slang) A woman of Caucasian (Western) nature, who has a desire to learn and immerse herself in the Asian Culture.
  7. (British) An injury on one's head, normally large or noticeable.
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Verb[]

Infinitive
to Egg

Third person singular
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Simple past
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Present participle
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to Egg (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

  1. To throw eggs at.
  2. To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
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See also[]

  • caviar
  • roe

Etymology 2[]

From Old Norse eggja (to edge).

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Egg

Third person singular
-

Simple past
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Past participle
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Present participle
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to Egg (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

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

Faroese[]

Etymology[]

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

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

Egg n.

  1. egg

Declension[]

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Noun[]

Egg f.

  1. blade, edge
  2. border, edge of a cliff

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Icelandic[]

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: /ˈɛkː/
    Rhymes: -ɛkː

Etymology 1[]

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

Noun[]

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  1. (zoology) an egg
  2. an oval shaped object
  3. the ovum
Declension[]

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Synonyms[]
  • (ovum): eggfruma f.
Derived terms[]
  • eggjahvíta
  • eggjarauða
  • eggjasalad
  • eggjaskurn
  • páskaegg

Etymology 2[]

From the Old Norse word egg, which came from Proto-Germanic *agjō which came from Proto-Indo-European *ak-yā-, ultimately from **ak- (sharp, pointed).

Cognates include Old Frisian [[egg#Template:Ofs|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[]

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  1. (weapons) the sharp edge of a knife, sword, or similar
  2. a sharp edge on a mountain
Declension[]

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Synonyms[]
  • (sharp edge): blað
  • (mountain): fjallsegg
Derived terms[]
  • fjallsegg
Derived terms[]
  • með oddi og egg/með oddi og eggju

Norwegian[]

Etymology[]

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

Noun[]

Egg n.

  1. egg

Old Norse[]

Noun[]

Egg n. (genitive plural eggja)

  1. egg

References[]

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Swedish[]

Pronunciation[]

  • Homophones: ägg

Noun[]

Egg c.

Inflection for Egg Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form Egg Eggen Eggar Eggarna
Possessive form Eggs Eggens Eggars Eggarnas
  1. The sharp edge of a cutting tool.

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