"hnecca" meaning in Old English

See hnecca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*hnakkō|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*hnakkō}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*hnakkô}} Proto-Germanic *hnakkô Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} hnecca m, {{ang-noun|m}} hnecca m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|hnecc}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hnecca|hneccan|hneccan|hneccan|hneccan|hneccena|hneccan|hneccum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], hnecca [nominative, singular], hneccan [nominative, plural], hneccan [accusative, singular], hneccan [accusative, plural], hneccan [genitive, singular], hneccena [genitive, plural], hneccan [dative, singular], hneccum [dative, plural]
  1. back of the neck Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-hnecca-ang-noun-gbaoGcmw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Anatomy Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 33 33
  2. back of the head Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-hnecca-ang-noun-Jj3BkWxN Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Anatomy Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 17 67 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 33 33
  3. neck Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-hnecca-ang-noun-8UiW2N6d Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anatomy Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 42 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 33 33

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: nekke, nake, nec, necke, nek, neke, nhicke, nykke (Kent)\nEnglish: neck\nScots: neck"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hneccan",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hneccum",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      },
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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      "other": "/ˈxnek.kɑ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ˈn̥ek.kɑ]"
    }
  ],
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-n-m",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "hnecca",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "back of the neck"
      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "/ˈxnek.kɑ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ˈn̥ek.kɑ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hnecca"
}

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