Old English · noun

wiþþe

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈwiθ.θe/
Syllables: ˈwiθ · θe (2 syllables)
Modern English: withe tie

Meaning

tie, band

Declension

Declension of wiþþe
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wiþþe	wiþþan
Accusative	wiþþan	wiþþan
Genitive	wiþþan	wiþþena
Dative	wiþþan	wiþþum

All forms (4)

wiþþe
wiþþan
wiþþena
wiþþum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ, *wiþiz (“rope, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyt- (“something twisted, rod, switch, whip”), from *weh₁y- (“to wind, twist, bend, turn”). Cognate with Old Frisian withthe, Middle Dutch wisse (Dutch wis), Old High German wit, withi, Old Norse við, viðja (Swedish vidja). Compare also Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa, “willow”), Latin vītis (“vine”), Old Irish féith (“fibre”).

Descendants

withe

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