Old English · noun

hege

Normalised heġe

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong i-stem
IPA: /ˈxe.je/
[ˈhe.je]
Syllables: ˈxe · je (2 syllables)
Modern English: fence hay

Meaning

fence
hedge

Declension

Declension of hege
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	heġe	heġas
Accusative	heġe	heġas
Genitive	heġes	heġa
Dative	heġe	heġum

Etymology

From earlier Proto-West Germanic *(ga)hagi, likely a remodelling from Proto-West Germanic *hagiwi, the plural of *hagu, from Proto-Germanic *haguz. Cognate with Old English ġehæg, Old High German gahagi.

Descendants

hay

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