Old English · noun
stæg
Normalised stæġ
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /stæj/
- Syllables
- stæj (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- staysupportingpondmast
stæg1 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
a stay (rope); a rope supporting a mast
Declension · strong a-stem
stæg2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
a pool; pond
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stag, from Proto-Germanic *stagą (“stay, rope”).
From Latin stagnum (“pond”).
Descendants
stay
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