hecg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haggju. Cognate with Danish hæk, Dutch heg, German Hecke, Icelandic hekk, Swedish häck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xejj/, [hed͡ʒ]

Noun

heċġ f

1. fence

Descendants

• Middle English: hegge, egge, eygge, heddge, hedge, heg, hege, hegg, heggg
  • English: hedge
  • Scots: hedge