áeggjan

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • egging on, instigation

Etymology

Affix from Old Norse á (river, on, in, on top of, at, onto, ow) + Old Norse eggja (incite, egg on)root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed, edgy).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eḱ-

Gloss

sharp, pointed, edgy

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

鋭

Emoji
🪒

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