-icge

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-gjā, from Proto-Germanic *-gjǭ. Compare Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) (< *-ikyeh₂), Dutch -egge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ij.je/, [id.d͡ʒe]

Suffix

-iċġe

1. (feminine) noun suffix denoting a female agent

   ācenniċġe ― mother

   huntiċġe ― huntress

   sċeriċġe ― actress

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	-iċġe	-iċġan
accusative	-iċġan	-iċġan
genitive	-iċġan	-iċġena
dative	-iċġan	-iċġum

Synonyms

• -estre, -isse

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -icge