sceacga

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skaggô, *skaggijô, *skaggiją (“bristle, beard, hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skag- (“to emerge, stick out, project”) +‎ -ga (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old Norse skegg (“beard”), Old Norse skeggi (“bearded one, bearded man”), Old Norse skaga (“to jut out, project”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑɡ.ɡɑ/

Noun

sċeacga m

  1. rough hair, wool
  2. headhair

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sċeacga sċeacgan
accusative sċeacgan sċeacgan
genitive sċeacgan sċeacgena
dative sċeacgan sċeacgum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: *schagge
    • English: shag
    • Middle Scots: schagg, schage, schaig
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