bæc
See also: baec
Old English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbæc n
- back
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "De libro regum"
- ...Hieu hine scēt bæftan his bæce þæt him tōbærst sēo heorte.
- ...Jehu shot him behind his back, so that his heart burst.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "De libro regum"
- back or rear end (of something)
Declension
editDeclension of bæc (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbæċ f or m or n
Declension
editDue to this noun's variation in gender, multiple declensions are attested.
Masculine declension:
Declension of bæċ (strong a-stem)
Neuter declension:
Declension of bæċ (strong a-stem)
Feminine declension:
Declension of bæċ (strong ō-stem)
Descendants
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- ang:Body parts
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English neuter a-stem nouns
- Old English feminine nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English nouns with multiple genders
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- Old English ō-stem nouns
- Old English nouns with multiple declensions
- ang:Body