dæge

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“kneader”): cognate with Old Norse deigja (“female servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæː.je/

Noun

dǣġe f

1. female servant
2. woman in charge of a dairy; dey, dairymaid

Declension

Declension of dæge (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dǣġe	dǣġan
accusative	dǣġan	dǣġan
genitive	dǣġan	dǣġena
dative	dǣġan	dǣġum

Derived terms

• hlǣfdīġe

Descendants

• Middle English: deye, deie, daie
  • English: dey
  • Scots: dey, deigh
  • ⇒ Middle English: dayerye, daerie, deierie, deiȝerie
    • English: dairy
    • Scots: dyrie
    • → Medieval Latin: dayeria, daeria

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæ.je/

Noun

dæġe

1. dative singular of dæġ