toþece

Old English

Etymology

From tōþ (“tooth”) +‎ eċe (“ache”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːθˌe.t͡ʃe/, [ˈtoːðˌe.t͡ʃe]

Noun

tōþeċe m

1. toothache

Declension

Declension of toþece (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tōþeċe	tōþeċas
accusative	tōþeċe	tōþeċas
genitive	tōþeċes	tōþeċa
dative	tōþeċe	tōþeċum

Descendants

• Middle English: toth-ake
  • English: toothache
  • Scots: tuthe-ake, tuithe aik, tootatch