hiwisc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwiskan, *hīwiskijan (“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”).

Noun

hīwisc n

1. household
2. a hide (of land)

Declension

    Declension of hiwisc (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīwisc	hīwisc
accusative	hīwisc	hīwisc
genitive	hīwisces	hīwisca
dative	hīwisce	hīwiscum

Derived terms

• hīwisclīċe