eldertongue

Old English · noun

gewitt

Normalised ġewitt

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/jeˈwitt/
[jeˈwit]
Syllables
je · ˈwitt (2 syllables)
Modern English
witssensesconscienceconsciousness

Meaning

  1. wits, senses, (right) mind

  2. a sense

  3. knowledge, understanding, consciousness

  4. the conscience

Declension

Declension of gewitt
SingularPlural
Nominative ġewittġewitt
Accusative ġewittġewitt
Genitive ġewittesġewitta
Dative ġewitteġewittum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawiti. Cognate with Old Saxon giwitt and Old High German giwizzi. Equivalent to ġe- + witt.

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