-icge

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *-gjā, from Proto-Germanic *-gjǭ. Compare Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) (< *-ikyeh₂), Dutch -egge.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ij.je/, [id.d͡ʒe]

Suffix[edit]

-iċġe

(feminine) noun suffix denoting a female agent
ācenniċġe ― mother

huntiċġe ― huntress

sċeriċġe ― actress

Declension[edit]

Declension of -icge (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-iċġe	-iċġan
accusative	-iċġan	-iċġan
genitive	-iċġan	-iċġena
dative	-iċġan	-iċġum

Synonyms[edit]

-estre, -isse

Derived terms[edit]

Old English terms suffixed with -icge

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