Old English · noun
ecg
Normalised eċġ
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ejj/[ed͡ʒ]
- Syllables
- ejj (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- edgecutting
Meaning
-
edge (of a cutting tool or weapon)
Iċ eom ānhaga īserne wund, bille ġebennod, beadoweorca sæd, eċġum wēriġ.
I am a lone one wounded with iron, wounded by sword, sated of battle-works, weary by edges.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *aggju.
Descendants
edge
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