a-egg
See also: A-egg
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- A-egg
Etymology
a- + egg, in the first part, the letter "a" indicated that something was first or the best. Last part from Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ɛg/ invalid IPA characters (g), replace g with ɡ
- Rhymes: -ɛg
- Hyphenation: a-‧egg
- Homophone: A-egg
Noun
a-egg n (definite singular a-egget, indefinite plural a-egg, definite plural a-egga or a-eggene)
- (food, cooking) an egg of the highest quality
References
- “a-egg” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Anagrams
- A-egg, egga, gage