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Old English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
1.4.1
Declension
1.4.2
Descendants
Old English
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Alternative forms
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hwæiġ
,
hwēġ
Etymology
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From
Proto-Germanic
*hwajją
, perhaps from
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷey-
(
“
to pile up, build
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/xwæːj/
,
[ʍæːj]
Noun
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hwǣġ
n
whey
Declension
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Declension of
hwǣġ
(strong a-stem)
Case
Singular
Plural
nominative
hwǣġ
hwǣġ
accusative
hwǣġ
hwǣġ
genitive
hwǣġes
hwǣġa
dative
hwǣġe
hwǣġum
Descendants
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Middle English:
whey
,
wheyy
,
whei
,
wheye
,
wheyȝe
,
wey
,
whay
,
qwhey
,
weyȝe
,
whaye
,
wege
English:
whey
(
whig
)
Scots:
quhaye
,
quhay
,
quhey
,
whey
,
fey
Categories
:
Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
Old English lemmas
Old English nouns
Old English neuter nouns
Old English neuter a-stem nouns
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