eldertongue

Old English · noun

wiþercwide

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈwi.θerˌkwi.de/
[ˈwi.ðerˌkwi.de]
Syllables
ˈwi · θer · ˌkwi · de (4 syllables)
Modern English
contestingoppositionresistance

Meaning

  1. resistance, opposition, contesting

Declension

Declension of wiþercwide
SingularPlural
Nominative wiþercwidewiþercwidas
Accusative wiþercwidewiþercwidas
Genitive wiþercwideswiþercwida
Dative wiþercwidewiþercwidum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From wiþer- + cwide. Compare Old High German widarqueta (“contradiction, opposition”).

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