Old Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēgha (third-person singular present indicative ā, third-person singular past indicative ātti)

  1. (Scania) to have, to own, to possess
    • c. 1210, "Uapnum sinum skal man", Scanian Law, chapter 106.
      [] ok far man sar mæþ þem þa ma hin ær uapn attæ []
      [] and if a man is wounded with them, then the man, who owned the weapons, may []

Descendants

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  • Danish: eje