sceacga

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skaggô, *skaggijô, *skaggiją (“bristle, beard, hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skag- (“to emerge, stick out, project”) +‎ -ga (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old Norse skegg (“beard”), Old Norse skeggi (“bearded one, bearded man”), Old Norse skaga (“to jut out, project”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑɡ.ɡɑ/

Noun

sċeacga m

1. rough hair, wool
2. headhair

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċeacga	sċeacgan
accusative	sċeacgan	sċeacgan
genitive	sċeacgan	sċeacgena
dative	sċeacgan	sċeacgum

Synonyms

• feax

Related terms

• sċacan
• sċeacul

Descendants

• Middle English: *schagge
  • English: shag
  • Middle Scots: schagg, schage, schaig