ceace

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ċēce — Anglian

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *kākā (“jaw, cheek”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑː.ke/

Noun[edit]

ċēace f

jaw; jawbone
cheek

Declension[edit]

Declension of ceace (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċēace	ċēacan
accusative	ċēacan	ċēacan
genitive	ċēacan	ċēacena
dative	ċēacan	ċēacum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: cheke, cheek, cheeke, cheoke, chieke, chike, choke, chooke, chyke (merged with ċēoce)
- English: cheek; choke
- Scots: cheek

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