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hecg

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hecg, hegg, e ; f.
A hedge, fence
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  • In ðá hegce wið westan ðá cotu; ondlonges hegce,

    • C. D. iii. 52, 25
    • .
  • Ǽt ðǽre lange hegge ænde,

    • 385, 7
    • .
  • Bebbanburh wæs ǽrost mid hegge betýned, and þár æfter mid wealle,

    • Chr. 547
    • ;
    • P. 16, 20
    • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. hecka, hegga
:
Ger. necke.
]
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Cf. hæg, hege, and next word.
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