hiwisc

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hīƿisc

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwiską, *hīwiskiją (“household, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱei- (“to lie with, store, be familiar”). Cognate with Old Frisian hīskithe (“household unit, household”), Old High German hīwiski (“household, family”), Old Norse hýski (“domestic unit, household”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːwiʃ/

Noun

hīwisc n

  1. household
  2. a hide (of land)

Declension
Declension of hiwisc (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hīwisc hīwisc
accusative hīwisc hīwisc
genitive hīwisces hīwisca
dative hīwisce hīwiscum

Derived terms
  • hīwisclīċe

Descendants

The word survives in Modern English only as a placename found in a few parts of England.

  • English: Huish
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