heahweg

Old English

Etymology

From hēah +‎ weġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌwej/, [ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌwej]

Noun

hēahweġ m (nominative plural hēahwegas)

1. main road, road between towns

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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