heahweg

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hēahƿeġ

Etymology

From hēah- +‎ weġ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhæːɑ̯hwej/, [ˈhæːɑ̯xwej]

Noun

hēahweġ m (nominative plural hēahwegas)

  1. main road, road between towns

Inflection
Declension of heahweg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hēahweġ hēahwegas
accusative hēahweġ hēahwegas
genitive hēahweġes hēahwega
dative hēahweġe hēahwegum

Descendants
  • Middle English: heiȝwei
    • English: highway
    • Scots: hichway, heichway, heway, hieway
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