ceoce

Old English

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ceoce

heafodban

brægn

eage

lippa

nosu

muþ

cinn

ceoce

eare

þunwange

heals

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Alternative forms

• ċēce — Anglian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keukā (“jaw, cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.ke/

Noun

ċēoce f

1. cheek or cheekbone
2. jaw or jawbone

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

	singular	plural
nominative	ċēoce	ċēocan
accusative	ċēocan	ċēocan
genitive	ċēocan	ċēocena
dative	ċēocan	ċēocum

Related terms

• āċēocian
• ċeace

Descendants

• Middle English: cheke, cheek, cheeke, cheoke, chieke, chike, choke, chooke, chyke (merged with ċēace)
  • English: cheek; choke
  • Scots: cheek