wange

See also: Wange and wǎngē

Middle English

Noun

wange (plural wanges)

  1. cheek; jaw

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wangô (cheek), from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (neck, cheek). More at wang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑn.ɡe/, [ˈwɑŋ.ɡe]

Noun

wange n

  1. cheek, jaw
Usage notes

Ēage, ēare, and wange are the only three neuter nouns regularly declined as weak nouns in Old English. However, unlike the former two, wange sometimes displays strong forms, either of the masculine or the feminine strong declension. Both possible declensions are given below.

Declension
Descendants
  • Middle English: wange

References

  • Alan Campbell (1962) chapter XI, in Old English Grammar, Oxford, Clarendon Press, B, page 249, §618

Noun

wange

  1. dative singular of wang

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu wangere (day).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwa.ŋe]

Noun

wange

  1. day
    mawangethe other day
  2. the sun
    Synonym: wange malako (literally eye of the day)

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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