ifig

Old English

Alternative forms

• īfeġn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ibahs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.fij/, [ˈiː.vij]

Noun

īfiġ n

1. ivy

   Īfiġ wixþ on stānum and on trēowum.

   Ivy grows on rocks and trees.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	īfiġ	īfiġu
accusative	īfiġ	īfiġu
genitive	īfiġes	īfiġa
dative	īfiġe	īfiġum

Descendants

• Middle English: ivi
  • English: ivy
  • Scots: eevy

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ifig”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.