Old English · noun

anwig

Normalised ānwīġ

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈɑːnˌwiːj/
Syllables: ˈɑːn · ˌwiːj (2 syllables)
Modern English: duel single combat combat single

Meaning

duel, single combat

Declension

Declension of anwig
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ānwīġ	ānwīg
Accusative	ānwīġ	ānwīg
Genitive	ānwīġes	ānwīga
Dative	ānwīġe	ānwīgum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ainawīg, variant of *ainawīgī, from Proto-Germanic *ainawīgiją. Equivalent to ān- (“solo”) + wīġ (“battle”), so called because it was between single individuals, rather than groups or armies.

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