Wæringwic

Old English

Etymology

From wer (“weir”) +‎ -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) +‎ wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæː.rinɡˌwiːt͡ʃ/, [ˈwæː.riŋɡˌwiːt͡ʃ]

Proper noun

Wǣringwīċ n

1. Warwick

Declension

Declension of Wæringwic (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Wǣringwīċ	—
accusative	Wǣringwīċ	—
genitive	Wǣringwīċes	—
dative	Wǣringwīċe	—

Derived terms

• Wǣringwīċsċīr f (“Warwickshire”)

Descendants

• Middle English: Warwyk
  • English: Warwick

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Wǣringwīċ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.