egithassa

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• egiþassa, ewidehsa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awiþahsijǭ, *agiþahsijǭ (“lizard, newt”), the first element from Proto-Indo-European *og(wh)i- (“snake”), and the second representing Proto-Germanic *þahsuz (“badger”). Akin to Old English aþexe, "lizard", Dutch hagedis, Old High German egidehsa, ewidehsa "lizard" (German Eidechse), German Dachs "badger", Norwegian svintoks "badger"

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeːgiθassa/

Noun

egithassa f

1. lizard

Declension

Declension of egithassa

	Singular	Plural
nominative	egithassa	egithassun
accusative	egithassun	egithassun
genitive	egithassun	egithassonō
dative	egithassun	egithassum