Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːɡ/, [ɛːˀɡ̊], [ɛjˀ], [ɛwˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm ‎(“egg”).

Noun

æg n (singular definite ægget, plural indefinite æg)

1. egg

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse egg ‎(“edge”), from Proto-Germanic *agjō ‎(“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‎(“sharp”).

Noun

æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)

1. edge

Inflection

Old English

Noun

ǣġ n ‎(nominative plural ǣġru)

1. egg

   Ðæt æg getacnaþ ðone halgan hiht. The egg signals the holy hope. (Ælfric’s Homilies)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: ey
  • English: ey

Derived terms

• ǣġerġeolu
• ǣġlīm
• ǣġwyrt

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

æg n

1. egg

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: ägg