Old English · noun

wiþig

Normalised wīþiġ

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈwiː.θij/
[ˈwiː.ðij]
Syllables: ˈwiː · θij (2 syllables)
Modern English: withy willow

Meaning

willow, withy

Declension

Declension of wiþig
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wīþiġ	wīþiġas
Accusative	wīþiġ	wīþiġas
Genitive	wīþiġes	wīþiġa
Dative	wīþiġe	wīþiġum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīþijō (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”). Related to German Weide, Dutch wijde, Swedish vide.

Descendants

withy

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