Old English · suffix
-ge
- Part of speech
- suffix, feminine
- IPA
- /jeː/
- Syllables
- jeː (1 syllable)
Meaning
suffix used to denote a region or territory
ǣlġē
eel-country
suffix used in placenames meaning region of, or district of
Sūþrīeġ, Sūþrīġe
Surrey
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją, *gawjō, *gawô (“country, region, environment”).
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