heahweg

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hēah +‎ weġ.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌwej/, [ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌwej]

Noun[edit]

hēahweġ m (nominative plural hēahwegas)

main road, road between towns

Declension[edit]

Declension of heahweg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hēahweġ	hēahwegas
accusative	hēahweġ	hēahwegas
genitive	hēahweġes	hēahwega
dative	hēahweġe	hēahwegum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: heiȝwei
- English: highway
- Scots: hichway, heichway, heway, hieway

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