wiþig

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

wīþing
wīðiġ — edh spelling

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *wīþijaz (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”). Related to German Weide, Dutch wijde, Swedish vide.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.θij/, [ˈwiː.ðij]

Noun edit

wīþiġ m

willow

Declension edit

Declension of wiþig (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wīþiġ	wīþiġas
accusative	wīþiġ	wīþiġas
genitive	wīþiġes	wīþiġa
dative	wīþiġe	wīþiġum

Synonyms edit

weliġ

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