wiht
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿiht, wyht, wuht, uht
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiçt/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wihtiz, “a being”. Cognate with Old Saxon wiht, Dutch wicht, Old High German wiht (German Wicht), Old Norse vættr (“exceptional creature”), vætr, véttr, or vétr (Danish vætte, Swedish vätte), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts).
Declension
Feminine:
Declension of wiht (strong i-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | wiht | wihte, wihta |
accusative | wiht, wihte | wihte, wihta |
genitive | wihte | wihta |
dative | wihte | wihtum |
Neuter:
Declension of wiht (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | wiht | wihtu |
accusative | wiht | wihtu |
genitive | wihtes | wihta |
dative | wihte | wihtum |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Cognate with Middle Low German wicht, Dutch wicht, gewicht, Old Norse vætt (compare also Danish vægt, Norwegian vekt); Old High German giwihti (German Gewicht).
Synonyms
Related terms
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Cognate with Old English wiht, Dutch wicht, Old High German wiht (German Wicht), Old Norse vættr (“exceptional creature”), vætr, véttr, or vétr (Danish vætte, Swedish vätte), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɪxt/
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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