ecg

See also: ECG

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aggju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ejj/, [ed͡ʒ]

Noun

eċġ f

1. edge (of a cutting tool or weapon)
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎^[1]:

     Iċ eom ānhaga īserne wund, bille ġebennod, beadoweorca sæd, eċġum wēriġ.

     I am a lone one wounded with iron, wounded by sword, sated of battle-works, weary by edges.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	eċġ	eċġa, eċġe
accusative	eċġe	eċġa, eċġe
genitive	eċġe	eċġa
dative	eċġe	eċġum

Derived terms

• brūneċġ
• eċġan
• Eċġbryht
• heardeċġ

Descendants

• Middle English: egge
  • English: edge
  • Scots: ege, egge