-ige

See also: ige and IgE

German

Suffix

-ige

1. inflection of -ig:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Middle English

Suffix

-ige

1. Alternative form of -y (“-y”)

Old English

Alternative forms

• -ie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.je/

Suffix

-iġe

1. Used to form the first person singular present indicative of class II weak verbs

   ‎lufian (“to love”) + ‎-ige → ‎lufiġe (“I love”)

2. Used to form the singular present tense subjunctive of class II weak verbs

   ‎lufian (“to love”) + ‎-ige → ‎lufiġe (“(that) I/you/he/she/it love”)

4. (with postpositioned "ġē") Used to form the second person plural imperative of class II weak verbs

   Ne swerie ġē þurh ūtencymena goda naman!

   Swear ye not by the names of foreign gods!

Related terms

• -e
• -iaþ

Conjugation of -ian (weak class 2)

infinitive	-ian	-ienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	-iġe	-ode
second person singular	-ast	-odest
third person singular	-aþ	-ode
plural	-iaþ	-odon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	-iġe	-ode
plural	-iġen	-oden
imperative
singular	-a
plural	-iaþ
participle	present	past
	-iende	-od