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egg

Pronunciation: /eɡː/

“egg” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. an egg
  2. an edge (the thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe)
  3. an arête

Etymology

From Old Norse egg n, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Akin to English egg.

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