FromOld Norseegg n(“egg”), fromProto-Germanic*ajją, cognate withNorwegianegg,Swedishägg,GermanEi (Englishegg is a loan from Old Norse). The Germanic noun derives fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm(“egg”), cfLatinōvum,Ancient Greekᾠόν(ōión), andPolishjajo.
æg n (singular definiteægget,plural indefiniteæg)
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.
| neuter gender | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | æg | ægget | æg | æggene |
| genitive | ægs | æggets | ægs | æggenes |
FromOld Norseegg f(“edge”), fromProto-Germanic*agjō, cognate withEnglishedge andGermanEcke(“corner”).
æg c (singular definiteæggen,plural indefiniteægge)
| common gender | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | æg | æggen | ægge | æggene |
| genitive | ægs | æggens | ægges | æggenes |
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
æg
æg (accusativemæg,genitive masculinemin,genitive femininemi,genitive neutermett)
FromProto-West Germanic*aij, fromProto-Germanic*ajją, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm.
Strongz-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǣġ | ǣġru |
| accusative | ǣġ | ǣġru |
| genitive | ǣġes | ǣġra |
| dative | ǣġe | ǣġrum |
FromOld Norseegg, fromProto-Germanic*ajją.
æg n