inwid

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inwidją (“malice, wickedness”). Cognate with Old Saxon inwid (“fraud”), Old High German inwit, Old Norse ívið (“deceit, evil”) (attested in compound íviðgjarn). Further root-related to Old Norse íviðja (“malicious female being(?)”).

Noun

inwid n

1. deceit, guile

Declension

Declension of inwid (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	inwide	inwidu
accusative	inwide	inwidu
genitive	inwides	inwida
dative	inwide	inwidum