cǣg
The Old English word for 'key' is cǣg.
The term refers to a device designed to open and close a lock.
Meaning: device designed to open and close a lock (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is feminine. Use cǣge for the accusative, genitive and dative cases.
Did you know?
- If you were to see this word in an Anglo-Saxon manuscript, the letters would be written in Insular script, a distinctive handwriting style used in early medieval Europe.
Examples in context
- Hēo hæfþ þā cǣge.She has the key.
Example conversation
Osric and Eadgyth are looking for a locked chest.
- OsricĒadgyþ, hæfst þū þā cǣge?Eadgyth, do you have the key?
- EadgythNā, Ōsric, ic hīe nǣbbe.No, Osric, I do not have it.
- OsricHēr is sēo cǣg on þǣm borde.Here is the key on the table.
- EadgythNū wē magon hit openian.Now we can open it.
