hecg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haggju. Cognate with Danish hæk, Dutch heg, German Hecke, Icelandic hekk, Swedish häck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xejj/, [hed͡ʒ]

Noun

heċġ f

  1. fence

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative heċġ heċġa, heċġe
accusative heċġe heċġa, heċġe
genitive heċġe heċġa
dative heċġe heċġum

Descendants

  • Middle English: hegge, egge, eygge, heddge, hedge, heg, hege, hegg, heggg
    • English: hedge
    • Scots: hedge
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