ég

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːɡ]

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• Hyphenation: ég

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *säŋe (“air”). Possible cognates are limited to Baltic-Finnic (e.g. Finnish sää (“weather”)) and Komi-Permyak сынӧд (synöd, “warm air”).[1][2]

ég (plural egek)

1. sky (the part of the atmosphere which can be seen above a specific place)
   • 1937, László Balás-Piri, “A múzeum képtára”, in Székesfehérvári Szemle‎, volume 7, number 3–4:

     A halvány kék égen fehér felhők vonulnak.

     White clouds are marching across the pale blue sky.

2. (also in the plural) heaven (the abode of God and of the blessed dead)
   • 1908, Grazia Deledda; Mrs. Károly Sebestyén (translator), chapter 4, in A repkény‎:

     Ha van Isten az égben, úgy meg fog nekünk bocsátani.

     If there is a God in heaven, He will forgive us.

3. (by extension, in set phrases) heaven as a euphemism for God (the supreme being and principal object of faith in Christianity)
   • 1899, Lenke Bajza Beniczky, chapter 8, in Sára története‎:

     Hála az égnek, hogy megszabadulunk tőlük.

     Thank heavens we'll be rid of them.

• égbolt

• égi

(Compound words):

• ég-föld
• éghajlat
• égöv
• égtáj
• égzengés

(Expressions):

• a jó ég tudja
• az ég szerelmére
• derült égből villámcsapás
• ég és föld a különbség
• ég veled
• eget-földet megmozgat
• égnek áll
• hála az égnek
• jóságos ég
• szent ég

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *äŋɜ- (“fire; to burn”).[3]

ég

1. (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire (to be consumed by fire, or in flames)
   • 1918, Cécile Tormay, Viaszfigurák:

     Nem messze tőle, egy kicsiny tűz égett az erdő szélén.

     Not far away, a small fire was burning at the edge of the forest.

2. (intransitive) to be switched on, to be lit (of a source of illumination, to produce light)
   • 1906, Dezső Kosztolányi, “Ősz felé”, in Aranyfonál‎:

     Mikor hazafelé jöttem, már minden házban égett a lámpa.

     When I was coming home, the lights were already on in every house.

3. (intransitive) to be hot, to burn (of skin, to become hot due to fever or an emotional state)
   • 2011, István Krausz, “Egy fedél alatt”, in Örökölt küzdelem‎:

     Rohantunk hazáig, a gyerek égett a láztól, és félrebeszélt.

     We ran home, the child was burning with fever and delirious.

4. (intransitive, by extension, slang) to be embarrassed, to feel ashamed (to have a feeling of shameful discomfort)
   • 2015, Tibor Csákány, “A Hold leánya”, in Ahol a fák is sírnak‎:

     Nagyot égtem volna, ha mindenki szeme láttára elterülök.

     I would have been really embarrassed if I had fallen flat on my face in front of everyone.

5. (intransitive) to sting, to burn (to produce a burning sensation)
   • 1940, László Mosonyi, “B-avitaminosisok hazánkban”, in Orvosi Hetilap‎, volume 84, number 36:

     Fűszeres ételre, paprikára nyelve égni kezd.

     Her tongue starts burning upon eating spicy food or peppers.

6. (intransitive, figuratively) to be burning with (to feel an ardent emotion or desire)
   • 1929, Alexandre Dumas; Gyula Szini (translator), chapter 19, in Bragelonne vicomte‎, volume I:

     Égek a kíváncsiságtól, hogy megtudjam a részleteket!

     I'm burning with curiosity to know the details.

• égés
• éget
• éghetetlen
• égő

(With verbal prefixes):

• beég
• elég
• kiég
• leég
• megég
• odaég

(Expressions):

• körmére ég
• lázban ég

• jeg (before je → é reform)
• eg (archaic, poetic)
• ek (very archaic)

The Icelandic pronoun continues Old Norse ek, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. The pronoun is attested, in Proto-Norse inscriptions, since at least the 3rd century.

• IPA^(key): /jɛɣ/, [jɛːɣ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛːɣ

ég

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)
   • 1584, Guðbrandsbiblía, Genesis 1.29 (orthography as in the 1899 printing and the 1908 printing):

     Og Guð sagði: sjá, eg gef ykkur alls konar sáðberandi jurtir […]

     Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant […] ” (NIV)

   • 1656-59, Passíusálmar (Passion Hymns), hymn 1, verse 1 (orthography as in the 1887 printing):

     Upp, upp, mín sál og allt mitt geð,

     upp mitt hjarta og rómur með,

     hugur og tunga hjálpi til.

     herrans pínu ég minnast vil.

     translation by William Charles Green:

     Up, up, my soul and all my mind,

     Up, O my heart and voice combined;

     Help, thought and tongue; for I would fain

     Wake memory of our Lord's dear pain.

     translation published in Parergon, issues 1–13 (1971), page 31:

     Up, up my soul and all my mind,

     up my heart and voice as well.

     Thought and tongue help out.

     I intend to remember the Lord's suffering.

   • 1800-1840, Bjarni Thorarensen, Solatium:

     Kvíði ég ei dauða,

     konulaus maður,

   • 2000, Arnaldur Indriðason, Mýrin, page 59:

     — Þekki ég þig? sagði hann. Um hvað ertu að tala? Hver ertu?

     — Ég heiti Erlendur. Ég er að rannsaka morð á manni að nafni Holberg í Reykjavík.

     Jar City: A Reykjavík Thriller, translation by Bernard Scudder:

     "Do I know you?" he said. "What are you talking about? Who are you?"

     "My name’s [=I am called] Erlendur. I’m investigating the murder of a man from Reykjavik by the name of Holberg."

• ég elska þig
• þetta er hebreska fyrir mér
• gleym-mér-ei
• gemmér

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