cæse
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]cæse
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of chese
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæː.se/, [ˈt͡ʃæː.ze] (early Kentish)
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeː.se/, [ˈt͡ʃeː.ze] (late Kentish)
Noun
[edit]ċǣse m (Kentish)
- alternative form of ċīese
Usage notes
[edit]This spelling has its origins in the early Kentish pronunciation with /æː/. However, this spelling’s continued currency in late Kentish stems from the graphical confusion of ⟨æ⟩ and ⟨e⟩ among Kentish scribes; this confusion arose from the late Kentish raising of /æ(ː)/ to merge with /eː(ː)/, which meant that Kentish scribes began to use the two graphs ⟨æ⟩ and ⟨e⟩ interchangeably — regardless of the early Kentish pronunciation. See the form ċēse, too.
Declension
[edit]Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ċǣse | ċǣsas |
| accusative | ċǣse | ċǣsas |
| genitive | ċǣses | ċǣsa |
| dative | ċǣse | ċǣsum |