sceacga
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *skaggô, *skaggijô, *skaggiją (“bristle, beard, hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skag- (“to emerge, stick out, project”) + -ga (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old Norse skegg (“beard”), Old Norse skeggi (“bearded one, bearded man”), Old Norse skaga (“to jut out, project”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sċeacga m
Declension edit
Declension of sceacga (weak)