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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
EGG.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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EGG (1),
the oval body from which chickens, &c. are hatched.
(E.) M.E. eg, and frequently ey, ay; the
pl. is both egges and eiren. Chaucer has ey,
C. T. 16274; egges is in P. Plowman, B. xi. 343; eiren
in Ancren Riwle, p. 66.—A.S. æg, Grein, i. 55; pl. ægru
(whence eire, and the double pl. eire-n). + Du. ei. + Icel.
egg. + Dan. æg.
+ Swed. ägg. + G. ei. + Irish ugh; Gael.
ubh. + W. wy. + Lat. ouum.
+ Gk. ὠόν. See
Oval.
¶ The base is
awia,
related (according to Benfey) to the base awi, a bird (Lat. auis);
Fick, i. 503.
EGG (2),
to instigate. (Scand.) M.E. eggen, Ancren
Riwle, p. 146.—Icel. eggja, to egg on, goad.—Icel.
egg, an edge; see Edge.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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