eldertongue

Old English · noun

dic

Normalised dīċ

Part of speech
noun, masculine / feminine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/diːk/
/diːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
diːk (1 syllable)
Modern English
ditchdykediketrench

Meaning

  1. ditch; trench; dike

Declension

Declension of dic
SingularPlural
Nominative dīċdīċasdīċdīcadīce
Accusative dīċdīċasdīċdīcadīce
Genitive dīċesdīċdīċedīċadīca
Dative dīċedīċdīċumdīcum

All forms (9)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare Old Norse díki), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-.

Descendants

ditch, dyke

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