egan

See also: Egan

Esperanto

Adjective

egan

1. accusative singular of ega

Nupe

Etymology

e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gàn (“to speak”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.ɡã̀/

Noun

egàn (plural egànzhì)

1. word

Derived terms

• gangàn (“to speak”)
• egàgàn (“speech”)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.ɡɑn/, [ˈeː.ɣɑn]

Noun

ēgan

1. inflection of ēge:
   1. nominative/accusative plural
   2. genitive/dative singular

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aigan. The adjective is the verb's old past participle, from *aiganaz; the noun is in turn derived from that participle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɣɑn/

Verb

ēgan

1. to own, to possess, to have

   than mōtun gi thea fruma ēgan

   Then you have to possess the profit

   (Heliand, verse 1460)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ēgan (preterite-present)

infinitive	ēgan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ēh	ehta
2nd person singular	ēhst	ehtes
3rd person singular	ēh	ehta
plural	ēgun	ehtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	ēgi	ehti
2nd person singular	ēgis	ehtis
3rd person singular	ēgi	ehti
plural	ēgin	ehtin
imperative	present
singular	—
plural	—
participle	present	past
	ēgandi	—

Adjective

ēgan (no comparative, no superlative)

1. own

   godes ēgan barn

   God's own child

   (Heliand, verse 326)

Declension

Positive forms of ēgan

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēgan	ēgan	ēgan	ēgane, ēgana	ēgana	ēgan, ēgana
accusative	ēganan, ēganen	ēgana	ēgan	ēgana, ēgane	ēgana	ēgan, ēgana
genitive	ēganes, ēganas	ēganara, ēganaro	ēganes, ēganas	ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero	ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero	ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero
dative	ēganumu, ēganum, ēganun, ēganun, ēganon, ēganen, ēganan	ēganaro, ēganaru, ēganara	ēganumu, ēganum, ēganun, ēganun, ēganon, ēganen, ēganan	ēganun, ēganon, ēganum	ēganun, ēganon	ēganun, ēganon, ēganum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēgano, ēgana	ēgana, ēgane	ēgana, ēgane	ēganon, ēganun	ēganon, ēganun, ēganan	ēganon, ēganun
accusative	ēganon, ēganan	ēganun, ēganon, ēganan	ēgana, ēgane	ēganon, ēganun	ēganon, ēganun, ēganan	ēganon, ēganun
genitive	ēganen, ēganan	ēganun, ēganan, ēganen	ēganen, ēganan	ēganono, ēganeno	ēganono	ēganono, ēganeno
dative	ēganon, ēganen, ēganan	ēganun, ēganan	ēganon, ēganen, ēganan	ēganon, ēganun	ēganon, ēganun	ēganon, ēganun

Noun

ēgan n

1. a property

   thes uui thurh thīn iungardōm ēgan endi erƀi al farlētun

   We had refused the properties and the heir in our youth

   (Heliand, verse 3309)

Declension

ēgan (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	ēgan	ēgan
accusative	ēgan	ēgan
genitive	ēganes	ēganō
dative	ēgane	ēganun
instrumental	—	—