Old English · noun
wange
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈwɑn.ɡe/[ˈwɑŋ.ɡe]
- Syllables
- ˈwɑn · ɡe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- cheek
wange1 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
cheek, jaw
Declension · weak
wange2 · noun · inflected form
Senses
-
dative singular of wang
-
Inflected form of wang
All forms (8)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wangā, from Proto-Germanic *wangô (“cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (“neck, cheek”). More at English wang.
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