I. ˈeg, ˈāg transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse eggja; akin to Old English ecg edge — more at edge
Date: 13th century
: to incite to action — usually used with on
egg ed the mob on to riot
II. noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English egge, from Old Norse egg; akin to Old English ǣg egg, Latin ovum, Greek ōion
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken ; also : its contents used as food
b. : an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes and having the capacity to develop into a new individual capable of independent existence
c. : ovum
2. : something resembling an egg
3. : person , sort
a good egg
• egg·less adjective
• eggy ˈe-gē, ˈā- adjective
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- egg on one's face
[
egg 1a: 1 shell, 2 outer shell membrane, 3 inner shell membrane, 4 air space, 5 chalaza, 6 albumen or white layers, 7 yolk layers, 8 blastodisc, 9 vitelline membrane
]
III. transitive verb
Date: 1833
1. : to cover with egg
2. : to pelt with eggs