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