egge

== English == === Noun === egge (plural egges) Obsolete spelling of egg. === Verb === egge (third-person singular simple present egges, present participle egging, simple past and past participle egged) Obsolete spelling of egg. == Afrikaans == === Noun === egge plural of eg == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɣə/ Hyphenation: eg‧ge === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch egge, from Old Dutch *egga, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju. Cognate to English edge. ==== Noun ==== egge f (plural eggen or egges, diminutive eggetje n) skewed, sharp side edge corner === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== egge (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of eggen == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === egge inflection of eggen: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English eċġ, with final vowel levelled in from the oblique cases. ==== Alternative forms ==== ege, eghge ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɛdʒ(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== egge (plural egges) An edge of a blade or instrument; the sharp or effective side of something. A bladed weapon; a knife, sword, or similar weapon. The edge or rim of an object, plot of land, or physical feature; the exterior border of something. The side of a troop or military formation. ===== Derived terms ===== egged egge tool ===== Descendants ===== English: edge Scots: edge ===== References ===== “eǧǧe, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 August 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== egge alternative form of eg (“egg”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== egge alternative form of hegge