wiþig

Old English

Alternative forms

• wīþing
• wīðiġ — edh spelling

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.θij/, [ˈwiː.ðij]

Noun

wīþiġ m

1. willow

Declension

Declension of wiþig (strong a-stem)

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

Synonyms

• weliġ