swigge

Old English

Etymology

Alternative spelling of swīġe. Because /ij/ tended to merge phonetically with /ī/, the digram "ig" was sometimes used as a back spelling for long "ī" in Old English.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswiː.je/

Noun

swiġġe f

  1. alternative form of swīġe (“silence”)

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative swiġġe swiġġan
accusative swiġġan swiġġan
genitive swiġġan swiġġena
dative swiġġan swiġġum

References

  1. ^ Campbell, A[listair] (1959), Old English Grammar‎[1], London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, § 271, page 115.
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