English

Proper noun

Egan

1. A surname​.
2. A ghost town in California, US.
3. A city/town in South Dakota, US.

Esperanto

Adjective

egan

1. accusative singular of ega

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *eik-. Cognate with Old English agan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɣɑn/

Adjective

ēgan (no comparative, no superlative)

1. own
   • godes ēgan barn‎

     God's own child

     (Heliand, verse 326)

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɣɑn/

Noun

ēgan n

1. a property
   • thes uui thurh thīn iungardōm ēgan endi erƀi al farlētun‎

     We had refused the properties and the heir in our youth

     (Heliand, verse 3309)

Declension

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɣɑn/

Verb

ēgan

1. to own, to possess, to have
   • than mōtun gi thea fruma ēgan‎

     Then you have to possess the profit

     (Heliand, verse 1460)

Conjugation