Agan
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from . Cognate with Old Frisian āga, Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan, Old Norse eiga (Danish (spelling before the writing reform of 1948: ), Swedish äga), Gothic }. The IE root is also the source of Avestan , Tocharian B aik- ‘to know’.
Verb
- to own, to possess, to have
- Ah him lifes geweald. He has power over life. (Legend of St Andrew)
- to cause to own: to give, to deliver