eigen

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to receive
  • to be required to have, to be owed
  • (auxiliary) must, to be obliged to

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *eigan inherited from Proto-Germanic *aiganą (possess, own, have).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*aiganą

Gloss

possess, own, have

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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