deag

See also: déag

Old English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• dēah
• dēg, dēh — Anglian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæ͜ɑːɡ/, [dæ͜ɑːɣ]

Verb

dēag

1. first/third-person singular present indicative of dūgan

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *daugu, from *daugan (“to hide”).

Alternative forms

• dēah
• dēg, dēh — Anglian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæ͜ɑːɡ/, [dæ͜ɑːɣ]

Noun

dēag f

1. colour; hue, tinge
2. dye

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	dēag	dēaga, dēage
accusative	dēage	dēaga, dēage
genitive	dēage	dēaga
dative	dēage	dēagum

Synonyms

• tælg

Derived terms

• dēagan
• dēagian
• fisċdēag

Descendants

• Middle English: deye, deyȝ, dye, dehe (Early Middle English)
  • English: dye

See also

• blēo
• hīw