ceace

See also: CEACE

Old English

Alternative forms

ċēoce

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kekǭ (“cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *geyew-, *gyēw- (“to chew”). Cognate with Old Norse kók (“gullet, jaw”), Middle Low German kake (“chin, jaw, cheek”), Albanian kokë (“head”). More at cheek, chew.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæːɑ̯ke/

Noun

ċēace f

jaw; jawbone
cheek

Declension

Declension of ceace (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċēace	ċēacan
accusative	ċēacan	ċēacan
genitive	ċēacan	ċēacena
dative	ċēacan	ċēacum