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æig

  • noun [ neuter ]
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æig, es; n.
An egg; ovum
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  • Ðæt æig getácnaþ hiht: ǽrest hit biþ æig, and seó módor siððan mid hihte bret ðæt æig to bridde

    the egg betokens hope: first it is an egg, and the mother then with hope cherishes the egg to a young bird,

    • Homl. Th. i. 250, 22-24
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