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See also: Eggen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch eggen. Equivalent to eg + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
eggen
- (transitive, agriculture) to harrow
Conjugation
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German egen, *ecken, from Old High German eggen, ekken, ultimately from the root of Ecke (“corner, edge”).
The modern consonantism -gg- instead of expected -ck- is most readily explained as Low German as some sources do, but this seems not generally accepted (compare Middle Low German eggen).
Pronunciation
Verb
eggen (weak, third-person singular present eggt, past tense eggte, past participle geeggt, auxiliary haben)
- to harrow
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Norse eggja, from egg (“edge”) (cognate to egge).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
eggen (third-person singular simple present eggeth, present participle eggende, eggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle egged)
- To egg on; to encourage or provide motivation.
- c. 1378-9, [William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...] (Cr, B-text), London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC, folio v, verso:
- Therin wonneth a wyght that Wronge is Ihote / Father of falſhead, and founded it him ſelfe / Adam and Eue he egged to yll, / Councelled Cayne to kyll his brother
- Therein dwells a creature that Wrong is named, / Father of falsehood, and founded it himself. / Adam and Eve he egged to ill, / Counselled Cain to kill his brother
- To lure someone away; to entice.
- (rare) To anger; to draw someone's wrath.
- (rare) To insult or goad.
Conjugation
1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “eggen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 August 2018.
Etymology 2
Verb
eggen
- alternative form of heggen
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
eggen m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
eggen m
Swedish
Noun
eggen
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