-ig

Old English Dictionary Entry

-ig

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 -ig

a suffix connoting possession of an object denoted by the stem, used in the formation of adjectives, and represented in modern English by y. Early English and cognate forms may be seen in the following examples : Orm. modiȝ : Laym. modi : A. S. módig : Goth. módags : O. Sax. módag, módig : Icel. móðugr, móðigr : O. H. Ger. muotig, muotich, muodic : Ger. müthig: Orm. mahhtiȝ : Laym, mæhti : A.S. meahtig : Goth. mahteigs : O. Sax. mahtig : O. Frs. machtich : Icel. máttugr, máttigr : O. H. Ger. mahtig : Ger. mächtig : A. S. hálig : Icel. heilagr : Goth. handugs. -ig,ig

Runic Inscription

-ᛁᚷ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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