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Old English · noun

hægsugga

Normalised hæġsugga

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈxæjˌsuɡ.ɡɑ/
[ˈhæjˌsuɡ.ɡɑ]
Syllables
ˈxæj · ˌsuɡ · ɡɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
hedge sparrowhedgesparrow

Meaning

  1. hedge sparrow

Declension

Declension of hægsugga
SingularPlural
Nominative hæġsuggahæġsuggan
Accusative hæġsugganhæġsuggan
Genitive hæġsugganhæġsuggena
Dative hæġsugganhæġsuggum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From hæġ (“fence”) + sugga (“a kind of bird”)

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