Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *gawiti. Cognate with Old English ġewitt and Old Saxon giwitt. Equivalent to gi- +‎ wizzi.

Noun

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giwizzi n

  1. knowledge
  2. wits
  3. intelligence, mind

Inflection

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References

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  • Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014