hnecca

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈxnek.kɑ/, [ˈn̥ek.kɑ]

Noun

hnecca m

  1. back of the neck
  2. back of the head
  3. neck

Declension
Declension of hnecca (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hnecca hneccan
accusative hneccan hneccan
genitive hneccan hneccena
dative hneccan hneccum

Descendants
  • Middle English: nekke, nake, nec, necke, nek, neke; nhicke, nykke
    • English: neck
    • Scots: neck
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