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Old English · noun

sceacga

Normalised sċeacga

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈʃæ͜ɑɡ.ɡɑ/
Syllables
ˈʃæ͜ɑɡ · ɡɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
shagheadhairwoolrough

Meaning

  1. rough hair, wool

  2. headhair

Declension

Declension of sceacga
SingularPlural
Nominative sċeacgasċeacgan
Accusative sċeacgansċeacgan
Genitive sċeacgansċeacgena
Dative sċeacgansċeacgum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaggō, equivalent to sċeaga (“copse, thicket”) + -ga (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Norse skegg (“beard”), Old Norse skeggi (“bearded one, bearded man”), Old Norse skaga (“to jut out, project”).

Descendants

shag

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