[egg] vt [ME, fr. ON eggja; akin to OE ecg edge--more at edge] (13c): to incite to action--usu. used with on "~ed the mob on to riot"
[2]egg n, often attrib [ME egge, fr. ON egg; akin to OE aeg egg, L ovum, Gk oion] (14c) 1 a: the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and esp. 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.less adj -- eggy adj -- egg on one's face : a state of embarrassment or humiliation [3]egg vt (1833) 1: to cover with egg
2: to pelt with eggs