wiþersaca
See also: wiðersaca
Old English
Alternative forms
- wiðersaca, ƿiþersaca, ƿiðersaca
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wiþrasakô, equivalent to wiþer- + saca.
Cognate to Old High German widersahho, Old East Low Franconian withersacko, Old Saxon wiðarsako, Old Frisian witherseka, and German Widersacher. The Old High German word consists of wider- and -sahho, an agent noun belonging to Old High German sahhan (“to argue, fight, quarrel”), which is cognate to German Sache.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiðersɑkɑ/
Noun
wiþersaca m
Inflection
Declension of wiþersaca (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | wiþersaca | wiþersacan |
accusative | wiþersacan | wiþersacan |
genitive | wiþersacan | wiþersacena |
dative | wiþersacan | wiþersacum |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Middle English: withersake
- English: withersake
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