egga
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]egga n
egga m or f
Anagrams
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]egga n
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]egga f
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from egg (“sharp edge of a cutting tool”). Cognate with egg in English egg on. Related to English edge.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]egga (present eggar, preterite eggade, supine eggat, imperative egga)
- to egg (someone) on, to incite, to goad
- (often with a particle, especially upp) to (sexually) excite
Usage notes
[edit]More often of abstract things in (sense 1) compared to English. Something might "egg someone on," as in incite them towards some action.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of egga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | egga | eggas | ||
| Supine | eggat | eggats | ||
| Imperative | egga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | eggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | eggar | eggade | eggas | eggades |
| Ind. plural1 | egga | eggade | eggas | eggades |
| Subjunctive2 | egge | eggade | egges | eggades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | eggande | |||
| Past participle | eggad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||