hwæg

Old English

Alternative forms

• hwæiġ, hwēġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwajją, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pile up, build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xwæːj/, [ʍæːj]

Noun

hwǣġ n

1. whey

Declension

Declension of hwæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hwǣġ	hwǣġ
accusative	hwǣġ	hwǣġ
genitive	hwǣġes	hwǣġa
dative	hwǣġe	hwǣġum

Descendants

• Middle English: whey, wheyy, whei, wheye, wheyȝe, wey, whay, qwhey, weyȝe, whaye, wege
  • English: whey (whig)
  • Scots: quhaye, quhay, quhey, whey, fey