ecg

See also: ECG

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian egg, Old Saxon eggia (Middle Low German egge), Old High German egga (German Ecke), Old Norse egg (Icelandic egg, Swedish egg). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “point”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /edd͡ʒ/

Noun

eċġ f (nominative plural eċġa or eċġe)

  1. edge (of a cutting tool or weapon)

Inflection
Declension of ecg (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative eċġ eċġa, eċġe
accusative eċġe eċġa, eċġe
genitive eċġe eċġa
dative eċġe eċġum

Derived terms
  • brūneċġ
  • eċġan
  • eċġbryht
  • heardeċġ

Descendants
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