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agan

agan

See also: agán, aĝan, ağan, ägan, and -agán

Old English

Verb

āgan

  1. to own, to possess, to have
    Ah him lifes geweald. He has power over life. (Legend of St Andrew)
  2. to cause to own: to give, to deliver

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: owe (present tense), ought (past tense), own (past participle)

Swedish

Noun

agan

  1. definite singular of aga

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- ‎(“to own”). Cognate with Old Frisian āga, Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan, Old Norse eiga (Danish eje, Swedish äga), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 ‎(aihan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Avestan 𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬁 ‎(aēšā-, “ability, possessions”), Tocharian B aik- ‎(“to know”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːɣɑn/

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