wittig

Old English

Alternative forms

• witiġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz, equivalent to witt +‎ -iġ. Cognate with Old Saxon witig, Old High German wizzīg and German witzig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwit.tij/

Adjective

wittiġ

1. having knowledge, wisdom, sense; having wit; witty

Declension

Declension of wittiġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wittiġ	wittiġu, witġu, wittiġo, witġo	wittiġ
Accusative	wittiġne	wittiġe, witġe	wittiġ
Genitive	wittiġes, witġes	wittiġre	wittiġes, witġes
Dative	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġre	wittiġum, witġum
Instrumental	wittiġe, witġe	wittiġre	wittiġe, witġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wittiġe, witġe	wittiġa, witġa, wittiġe, witġe	wittiġu, witġu, wittiġo, witġo
Accusative	wittiġe, witġe	wittiġa, witġa, wittiġe, witġe	wittiġu, witġu, wittiġo, witġo
Genitive	wittiġra	wittiġra	wittiġra
Dative	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġum, witġum
Instrumental	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġum, witġum

Declension of wittiġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wittiġa, witġa	wittiġe, witġe	wittiġe, witġe
Accusative	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġe, witġe
Genitive	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan
Dative	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan
Instrumental	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan
Accusative	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan	wittiġan, witġan
Genitive	wittiġra, wittiġena, witġena	wittiġra, wittiġena, witġena	wittiġra, wittiġena, witġena
Dative	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġum, witġum
Instrumental	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġum, witġum	wittiġum, witġum

Derived terms

• forewittiġ
• ġewittiġ
• unwittiġ

Related terms

• witega
• witegian

Descendants

• Middle English: witti, witty
  • English: witty
  • Scots: wittie, witty

References

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