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Old English · noun

bæc

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/bæk/
Syllables
bæk (1 syllable)
Modern English
backpastrystreambatchbeachbrookbakedanything

bæc1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. back

    ...Hieu hine scēt bæftan his bæce þæt him tōbærst sēo heorte.

    ...Jehu shot him behind his back, so that his heart burst.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "De libro regum"

  2. back or rear end (of something)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of bæc
SingularPlural
Nominative bæcbacu
Accusative bæcbacu
Genitive bæcesbaca
Dative bæcebacum

bæc2 · noun · masculine/feminine/neuter

Senses

  1. stream; brook

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of bæc
SingularPlural
Nominative bæċbacasbacubæċabæċe
Accusative bæċbæċebacasbacubæċabæċe
Genitive bæċesbæċebacabæċa
Dative bæċebacumbæċum

bæc3 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. anything baked, pastry

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of bæc
SingularPlural
Nominative bæcbacu
Accusative bæcbacu
Genitive bæcesbaca
Dative bæcebacum

bæc4 · noun · feminine · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of *bæċċ

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of bæc
SingularPlural
Nominative bæċbæċabæċe
Accusative bæċebæċabæċe
Genitive bæċebæċa
Dative bæċebæċum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

From Proto-West Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz.

From Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką (“baking”).

Uncertain. See Old English *bæċċ.

Descendants

back, batch, beach

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