eage

Middle French

Alternative forms

• aage, age

Noun

eage m (plural eages)

1. age (amount of time something has existed)

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ēge — Anglian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑː.ɡe/, [ˈæ͜ɑː.ɣe]

Noun

ēage n

1. eye

Declension

Declension of eage (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēage	ēagan
accusative	ēage	ēagan
genitive	ēagan	ēagena
dative	ēagan	ēagum

Derived terms

• ānīeġe (“one-eyed”)
• dæġes ēage (“daisy”)
• ēagæppel (“eyeball”)
• ēaghring (“eye socket”)
• ēagþyrel (“window”)
• nihtīeġe (“able to see at night”)
• sċēolīeġe (“cross-eyed”)

Descendants

• Middle English: eie, yȝe, ye, yë, yghe, eye, eȝhe, eȝe, eighe, eyghe, eyȝe, iȝe
  • English: eye
    • Sranan Tongo: ai
  • Geordie English: ee, eye
  • Scots: ee
  • Yola: ieen, eein, eyen, eeen, een, ein (plural)

See also

• brū (“eyelash”)
• brǣw (“eyelid”)
• oferbrū (“eyebrow”)
• sēo (“pupil”)

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Old French

Noun

eage oblique singular, m (oblique plural eages, nominative singular eages, nominative plural eage)

1. Alternative form of aage