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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

æg.

egg

2 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛːˀɡ/[ˈeˀɡ̊][ˈeˀk][ˈɛˀj]
  1. egg

    neuter
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ɛːˀɡ/[ˈɛˀɡ̊]
  1. edge of a blade

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

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

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