dæge

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Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈdæː.je/

Noun[edit]

dǣġe f

female servant
woman in charge of a dairy; dey, dairymaid

Declension[edit]

Declension of dæge (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dǣġe	dǣġan
accusative	dǣġan	dǣġan
genitive	dǣġan	dǣġena
dative	dǣġan	dǣġum

Derived terms[edit]

hlǣfdīġe

Descendants[edit]

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[edit]

Inflected forms.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈdæ.je/

Noun[edit]

dæġe

dative singular of dæġ

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