wecg

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz. Cognate with Old High German weggi, Old Norse veggr, Lithuanian vagis, and perhaps Latin vāgīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wejj/, [wed͡ʒ]

Noun

weċġ m

1. wedge
2. a mass of metal

Declension

Declension of wecg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	weċġ	weċġas
accusative	weċġ	weċġas
genitive	weċġes	weċġa
dative	weċġe	weċġum

Related terms

• weċġan (verb)

Descendants

• Middle English: wegge
  • English: wedge
  • Scots: weg, wegge, wadge, waige

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wecg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.