eggen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch eggen. Equivalent to eg +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛɣə(n)/ Hyphenation: eg‧gen Rhymes: -ɛɣən === Verb === eggen (transitive, agriculture) to harrow ==== Conjugation ==== == 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 === IPA(key): /ˈɛɡən/ === Verb === eggen (weak, third-person singular present eggt, past tense eggte, past participle geeggt, auxiliary haben) to harrow ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Egge === Further reading === “eggen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “eggen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “eggen” in Duden online “eggen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Norse eggja, from egg (“edge”) (cognate to egge). ==== Alternative forms ==== eggyn, eggin ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɛɡən/ ==== 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. To lure someone away; to entice. (rare) To anger; to draw someone's wrath. (rare) To insult or goad. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== eggyng egment ===== Descendants ===== English: egg Scots: egg ===== 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 === egga === Noun === eggen m or f definite masculine singular of egg (Etymology 2) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === eggen m definite singular of egg == Swedish == === Noun === eggen definite singular of egg