mycg

Old English

Alternative forms

• myġġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (“midge, mosquito, gnat”). Akin to Old Saxon muggia, Old High German mucka, mugga, Old Norse mý.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myjj/, [myd͡ʒ]

Noun

myċġ m

1. a small fly; gnat; mosquito; midge

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	myċġ	myċġas
accusative	myċġ	myċġas
genitive	myċġes	myċġa
dative	myċġe	myċġum

Related terms

• myċġe

Descendants

• Middle English: migge, mydge
  • Scots: mige, midge
  • English: midge; midget