hegge

See also: Hegge and heggé

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English heċġ, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyóm.

Alternative forms

hegg, hege, egge, heddge, heggg, hedge, eygge, heg

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛdʒ/

Noun

hegge (plural hegges)

A hedge; a plant grown as a boundary.
A bush or shrub; a stout or short woody plant.
(rare) An enclosure; a fenced-off or bounded area.
(rare) A fortress; a redoubt.
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Derived terms

Descendants

English: hedge
Scots: hege, hedg, hedge

References

“heǧǧe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.

Etymology 2

From hegge (noun).

Verb

hegge

Alternative form of heggen

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