Egg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - egg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "egg" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

egg: egg, n. (G. Pl. eggja) Æg, lat. ovum.GráG. 5017. 50716. 5081; Flóam. 24 (14518);Pr. 4725; Sturl. I, 13112. Efter Am.238 fol. 1 a (2 Blade af Gyðinga saga)bestaar egg af skurmsl eller skurn, der-næst skjall, dernæst et hvíta eggs, ogendelig rauða (dvs. Blommen, hit rauða).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚵᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.