greg
Old English
Etymology
Anglian form of grǣġ. The vowel ē reflects the characteristic Anglian raising of Anglo‐Frisian *ǣ, which was retained in West Saxon as ǣ. The terminal palatal glide ⟨ġ⟩ vocalized in Middle English to form the diphthong /ei/, directly yielding grey and ultimately Modern English grey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡreːj/
Adjective
grēġ
Declension
Declension of grēġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grēġ | grēġ | grēġ |
| Accusative | grēġne | grēġe | grēġ |
| Genitive | grēġes | grēġre | grēġes |
| Dative | grēġum | grēġre | grēġum |
| Instrumental | grēġe | grēġre | grēġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | grēġe | grēġa, grēġe | grēġ |
| Accusative | grēġe | grēġa, grēġe | grēġ |
| Genitive | grēġra | grēġra | grēġra |
| Dative | grēġum | grēġum | grēġum |
| Instrumental | grēġum | grēġum | grēġum |
Declension of grēġ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grēġa | grēġe | grēġe |
| Accusative | grēġan | grēġan | grēġe |
| Genitive | grēġan | grēġan | grēġan |
| Dative | grēġan | grēġan | grēġan |
| Instrumental | grēġan | grēġan | grēġan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | grēġan | grēġan | grēġan |
| Accusative | grēġan | grēġan | grēġan |
| Genitive | grēġra, grēġena | grēġra, grēġena | grēġra, grēġena |
| Dative | grēġum | grēġum | grēġum |
| Instrumental | grēġum | grēġum | grēġum |