dæge

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“kneader”): cognate with Old Norse deigja (“female servant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæː.je/

Noun

dǣġe f

  1. female servant
  2. woman in charge of a dairy; dey, dairymaid
Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative dǣġe dǣġan
accusative dǣġan dǣġan
genitive dǣġan dǣġena
dative dǣġan dǣġum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: deye, deie, daie
    • English: dey
    • Scots: dey, deigh
    • ⇒ Middle English: dayerye, daerie, deierie, deiȝerie
      • English: dairy
      • Scots: dyrie
      • → Medieval Latin: dayeria, daeria

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ.je/

Noun

dæġe

  1. dative singular of dæġ
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