Old English · noun

mycg

Normalised myċġ

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /myjj/
[myd͡ʒ]
Syllables: myjj (1 syllable)
Modern English: midge midget mosquito fly gnat

Meaning

a small fly; gnat; mosquito; midge

Declension

Declension of mycg
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	myċġ	myċġas
Accusative	myċġ	myċġas
Genitive	myċġes	myċġa
Dative	myċġe	myċġum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (“midge, mosquito, gnat”). Akin to Old Saxon muggia, Old High German mucka, mugga, Old Norse mý.

Descendants

midge, midget

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