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Old English · noun

gewita

Normalised ġewita

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/jeˈwi.tɑ/
Syllables
je · ˈwi · tɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
testifieswitnessedwitnesshasaccomplice

Meaning

  1. witness (someone who testifies or has witnessed something)

  2. accomplice

Declension

Declension of gewita
SingularPlural
Nominative ġewitaġewitan
Accusative ġewitanġewitan
Genitive ġewitanġewitena
Dative ġewitanġewitum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawitō. Cognate with Old Frisian wita, Old Saxon giwito, and Old High German giwizzo. Equivalent to ġe- + wita.

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