æg

From Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją, cognate with Norwegian egg, Swedish ägg, German Ei (English egg is a loan from Old Norse). The Germanic noun derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), cf Latin ōvum, Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión), and Polish jajo.

• IPA^(key): /ɛːˀɡ/, [ˈeˀɡ̊], [ˈeˀk], (Jutlandic) IPA^(key): [ˈɛˀj]

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æg n (singular definite ægget, plural indefinite æg)

1. egg

When used as the first part of a compound, an -e interfix may be inserted. This is usually optional, e.g. æggeleder/ægleder, æggebakke/ægbakke, æggeskal/ægskal. One form may be more common at a given time.

“æg,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse egg f (“edge”), from Proto-Germanic *agjō, cognate with English edge and German Ecke (“corner”).

• IPA^(key): /ɛːˀɡ/, [ˈɛˀɡ̊]

æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)

1. edge of a blade

“æg,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ/, [ˈɛɡ̊].

æg

1. imperative of ægge

æg (accusative mæg, genitive masculine min, genitive feminine mi, genitive neuter mett)

1. (dialectal, parts of Trøndelag) alternative form of eg (“first-person singular personal pronoun”)

• ǣġer — combining form

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

• IPA^(key): /æːj/

ǣġ n (nominative plural ǣġru)

1. egg

Strong z-stem:

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

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

æg n

1. egg

• Swedish: ägg