Old English · noun
wiþersaca
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈwi.θerˌsɑ.kɑ/[ˈwi.ðerˌsɑ.kɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈwi · θer · ˌsɑ · kɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- withersakeadversaryapostatebetrayer
Meaning
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adversary, enemy, betrayer, apostate
11th century, Wulfstan's Homilies, De Anticristo, Junius MSS 121 https://web.archive.org/web/20171016224914/http://webpages.ursinus.edu/jlionarons/wulfstan/frameset3.html
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Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wiþersaca | wiþersacan |
| Accusative | wiþersacan | wiþersacan |
| Genitive | wiþersacan | wiþersacena |
| Dative | wiþersacan | wiþersacum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasakō, equivalent to wiþer- + saca.
Descendants
withersake
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