eldertongue

Old English · noun

hellecæge

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈxel.leˌkæː.je/
[ˈheɫ.ɫeˌkæː.je]
Syllables
ˈxel · le · ˌkæː · je (4 syllables)
Modern English
key

Meaning

  1. the key to hell(?)

Etymology

Compound of hell (“hell”) + cǣġ (“key”)

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