jeg

Noun

jeg (plural jegs)

1. (machinery) Alternative form of jig

Etymology

From Old Norse ek (Old East Norse jek), from Proto-Germanic *ek (“I”), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaj/, [jɑj], [jɑ]
• Rhymes: -aj

Pronoun

jeg (accusative mig, possessive min)

1. (personal) I

Noun

jeg n (singular definite jeget, plural indefinite jeger)

1. self (an individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness)
2. (psychology) I, ego
3. (literature) first-person narrator

Pronoun

jeg

1. (Suðuroy) I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Etymology

From Old Norse ek (Old East Norse jek). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jæɪ̯/

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Pronoun

jeg

1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

References

• “jeg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

Of Slavic origin, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *žegъ.

Noun

jeg n (plural jeguri)

1. dirt, filth