Northern Sami

Particle

-ge

1. also, too
2. even
3. moreover
4. (with negative verb) nor

Old English

Alternative forms

• -gēa

Suffix

-ġē f

1. Suffix used to denote a region or territory

   ǣlġē ‎(“eel-country”)

2. Suffix used in placenames meaning region of, or district of

   Sūþrīeġ, Sūþrīġe ‎(“Surrey", lit. "Southerly District”)

   Scōnīeġ, Scōnēġ ‎(“Skaane”)

Descendants

• -y, -ey found in some English placenames