wange

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Middle English

Noun

wange (plural wanges)

  1. cheek; jaw

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wangô (“cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (“neck, cheek”). More at wang.

Pronunciation

Noun

wange n

  1. cheek, jaw
Usage notes

Ēage, ēare, and wange are the only three neuter nouns regularly declined as weak nouns in Old English. However, unlike the former two, wange sometimes displays strong forms, either of the masculine or the feminine strong declension. Both possible declensions are given below.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative wange wangan
accusative wange wangan
genitive wangan wangena
dative wangan wangum
singular plural
nominative wange wangas, wonge, wonga
accusative wange wangas, wonge, wonga
genitive wonges wonga
dative wange wangum
Descendants
  • Middle English: wange

References

  • Alan Campbell (1962) chapter XI, in Old English Grammar‎, Oxford, Clarendon Press, B, page 249, §618

Etymology 2

Noun

wange

  1. dative singular of wang

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu wangere (“day”).

Pronunciation

Noun

wange

  1. day
    mawange ― the other day
  2. the sun
    Synonym: wange malako (literally “eye of the day”)

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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