Old English · noun
hwicce
Normalised hwiċċe
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxwit.t͡ʃe/[ˈʍit.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈxwit · t͡ʃe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- hutchwhitcherchestbox
Meaning
-
chest; box
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From a Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”), from which also derives English hide (noun and verb) and sky.
Descendants
hutch, whitcher
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