egha

Old Danish

Alternative forms

• eghæ (Jutlandic)

Etymology

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɣə/

Verb

ēgha (third-person singular present indicative ā, third-person singular past indicative ātti)

1. (Scania) to have, to own, to possess
   • c. 1210, "Uapnum sinum skal man", Scanian Law, chapter 106.

     […] ok far man sar mæþ þem þa ma hin ær uapn attæ […]

     […] and if a man is wounded with them, then the man, who owned the weapons, may […]

Descendants

• Danish: eje