heahweg

Old English

Etymology

From hēah +‎ weġ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌwej/, [ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌwej]

Noun

hēahweġ m (nominative plural hēahwegas)

  1. main road, road between towns

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hēahweġ hēahwegas
accusative hēahweġ hēahwegas
genitive hēahweġes hēahwega
dative hēahweġe hēahwegum

Descendants

  • Middle English: heiȝwei
    • English: highway
    • Scots: hichway, heichway, heway, hieway
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