Old English · noun

inwid

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈinˌwid/
Syllables: ˈin · ˌwid (2 syllables)
Modern English: guile deceit

Meaning

deceit, guile

Declension

Declension of inwid
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	inwid	inwidu
Accusative	inwid	inwidu
Genitive	inwides	inwida
Dative	inwide	inwidum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inwidją (“malice, wickedness”). Cognate with Old Saxon inwid (“fraud”), Old High German inwit, Old Norse ívið (“deceit, evil”) (attested in compound íviðgjarn). Further root-related to Old Norse íviðja (“malicious female being(?)”).

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