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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *auwju, from Proto-Germanic *awjō, originally a substantive adjective of *ahwō (“river”) ( > Old English ēa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.
Cognate with Old High German ouwa (German Aue (“meadow”)), Middle Dutch ouwe, Old Norse ey (Swedish ö). More distantly related to Latin aqua (“water”).
Pronunciation
Noun
īeġ f (nominative plural īeġe or īeġa) (West Saxon)
- island
- dry land in a marsh
Declension
Declension of ieg (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: ei, i, ie
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