Eage

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Old English

Etymology

From Germanic *augan- ‘eye’, from Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye, to see’.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian āge, Old High German ouga (German Auge), Old Franconian ōga, Old Saxon ōga (Dutch oog), Old Norse auga (Swedish öga, Danish øje), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉.

Indo-European cognates: Greek ὄσσε ‘eye’, Latin oculus ‘eye’, Avestan aši ‘the eyes’, Old Church Slavonic око (Polish oko), Armenian աչք, Old Irish enech, Tocharian A ak.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'æ:aje/

Noun

ēaġe n (Plural: ēaġan)

  1. an eye
    Eagum to wynne: to their eyes' delight. (Exeter Book)fr:eage

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