Old English · noun
gewitnes
Normalised ġewitnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈwit.nes/
- Syllables
- je · ˈwit · nes (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- witnesssenses
Meaning
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witness (all senses)
Ġif Cantwara æniġ in Lundenwīċ fēoh ġebyċġe, hæbbe him tweġen oððe ðrēo unfācne ċeorlas tō ġewitnesse oþþe cyninges wīcġerēfan.
If any person of Kent buys property in London, he should have two or three trustworthy men, or the king's reeve, as a witness.
Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġewitnes | ġewitnessaġewitnesse |
| Accusative | ġewitnesse | ġewitnessaġewitnesse |
| Genitive | ġewitnesse | ġewitnessa |
| Dative | ġewitnesse | ġewitnessum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + witnes or ġewita + -nes.
Descendants
witness
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