cæse

Middle English

Noun

cæse

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of chese

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæː.se/, [ˈt͡ʃæː.ze] (early Kentish)
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeː.se/, [ˈt͡ʃeː.ze] (late Kentish)

Noun

ċǣse m (Kentish)

  1. alternative form of ċīese

Usage notes

This spelling has its origins in the early Kentish pronunciation with /æː/. However, this spelling’s continued currency in late Kentish stems from the graphical confusion of ⟨æ⟩ and ⟨e⟩ among Kentish scribes; this confusion arose from the late Kentish raising of /æ(ː)/ to merge with /eː(ː)/, which meant that Kentish scribes began to use the two graphs ⟨æ⟩ and ⟨e⟩ interchangeably — regardless of the early Kentish pronunciation. See the form ċēse, too.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative ċǣse ċǣsas
accusative ċǣse ċǣsas
genitive ċǣses ċǣsa
dative ċǣse ċǣsum
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