æg
The Old English word for egg is æg.
The term æg refers to the edible egg of a domestic fowl or the contents of such an egg used as food.
Meaning: edible egg of a domestic fowl, the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the phrase "of an egg" in the singular, use the genitive form æges.
Did you know?
- The spelling of æg uses the letter æ, called ash, which later dropped out of the English alphabet.
Example conversation
Two people are preparing breakfast in a small kitchen.
- ÆthelstanHabbaþ wē gīet æg?Do we still have an egg?
- WulfrunGēa, hit is on þǣre cyste.Yes, it is in the chest.
- ÆthelstanIc wille æg tō morgenmete.I want an egg for breakfast.
- WulfrunIc hit nū sēoþe.I will boil it now.
