eggen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch eggen. Equivalent to eg + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛɣə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: eg‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛɣən
Inflection
| Conjugation of eggen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | eggen | |||
| past singular | egde | |||
| past participle | geëgd | |||
| infinitive | eggen | |||
| gerund | eggen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | eg | egde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | egt | egde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | egt | egde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | egt | egde | ||
| 3rd person singular | egt | egde | ||
| plural | eggen | egden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | egge | egde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | eggen | egden | ||
| imperative sing. | eg | |||
| imperative plur.1 | egt | |||
| participles | eggend | geëgd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
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/
Audio (file)
Verb
eggen (weak, third-person singular present eggt, past tense eggte, past participle geeggt, auxiliary haben)
- to harrow
Conjugation
| infinitive | eggen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | eggend | ||||
| past participle | geeggt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich egge | wir eggen | i | ich egge | wir eggen |
| du eggst | ihr eggt | du eggest | ihr egget | ||
| er eggt | sie eggen | er egge | sie eggen | ||
| preterite | ich eggte | wir eggten | ii | ich eggte1 | wir eggten1 |
| du eggtest | ihr eggtet | du eggtest1 | ihr eggtet1 | ||
| er eggte | sie eggten | er eggte1 | sie eggten1 | ||
| imperative | egg (du) egge (du) |
eggt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Middle English
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.
- c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC, folio v, verso:
- Therin wonneth a wyght that Wronge is Ihote / Father of falſhead, and founded it him ſelfe / Adam and Eue he egged to yll, / Councelled Cayne to kyll his brother
- Therein dwells a creature that Wrong is named, / Father of falsehood, and founded it himself. / Adam and Eve he egged to ill, / Counselled Cain to kill his brother
- To lure someone away; to entice.
- (rare) To anger; to draw someone's wrath.
- (rare) To insult or goad.
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) eggen, egge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | egge | egged | |
| 2nd-person singular | eggest | eggedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | eggeth | egged | |
| subjunctive singular | egge | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | eggen, egge | eggeden, eggede | |
| imperative plural | eggeth, egge | — | |
| participles | eggynge, eggende | egged, yegged | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “eggen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.