Old English · adjective
wid
Normalised wīd
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /wiːd/
- Syllables
- wiːd (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- widefar
Meaning
-
wide, far
wīdcūþ
widely known, famous
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wīd | wīd | wīd |
| Accusative | wīdne | wīde | wīd |
| Genitive | wīdes | wīdre | wīdes |
| Dative | wīdum | wīdre | wīdum |
| Instrumental | wīde | wīdre | wīde |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wīde | wīdawīde | wīd |
| Accusative | wīde | wīdawīde | wīd |
| Genitive | wīdra | wīdra | wīdra |
| Dative | wīdum | wīdum | wīdum |
| Instrumental | wīdum | wīdum | wīdum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wīda | wīde | wīde |
| Accusative | wīdan | wīdan | wīde |
| Genitive | wīdan | wīdan | wīdan |
| Dative | wīdan | wīdan | wīdan |
| Instrumental | wīdan | wīdan | wīdan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wīdan | wīdan | wīdan |
| Accusative | wīdan | wīdan | wīdan |
| Genitive | wīdrawīdena | wīdrawīdena | wīdrawīdena |
| Dative | wīdum | wīdum | wīdum |
| Instrumental | wīdum | wīdum | wīdum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wīd, Old Saxon wīdo and Old Dutch wīdo, Old High German wīt, Old Norse víðr.
Descendants
wide
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