It survived into the 16th century before being fully displaced by egg. The verb egg white batter for frying derived from the noun. And kill him in the ſhell.

An egg properly is that, out of a part vvhereof a living creature is produced, and the reſidue is meat for it, improperly that is an egg out of the vvhole vvhereof, a living creature is bred, as the eggs of Spiders, Ants, Flies. An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature. Theſe are the quadrupeds that are brought forth from the egg, ſuch as the lizard, the tortoiſe, and the crocodile. The Works of William Harvey, M.