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-icge
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang -eċġe -iċe -iċ
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *-ggjā, from ang gem-pro *-gjǭ, from ang ine-pro *-ikyeh₂. Cognate with gml -igge, gml -ige, gml -ege, dum -igge, dum -egge (modern nl -egge), grc -ισσα.
Pronunciation
-iċġe
Suffix
-iċġe f
forms female agent nouns; -ess
ang ācenniċġe mother
ang huntiċġe huntress
ang sċeriċġe actress
Declension
-iċġ
Synonyms
ang -estre, ang -isse, ang *-ild
Derived terms
ang
ang terms suffixed with -e (feminine)