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Old English · noun

wig

Normalised wīġ

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/wiːj/
Syllables
wiːj (1 syllable)
Modern English
idolconsecratedwar

wig1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. idol

  2. holy, consecrated

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wig
SingularPlural
Nominative wīġwīġ
Accusative wīġwīġ
Genitive wīġeswīġa
Dative wīġewīġum

wig2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. war, battle

    Oft iċ wīġ sēo, frēcne feohtan.

    I oft see a war, a dangerous battle.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wig
SingularPlural
Nominative wīġwīg
Accusative wīġwīg
Genitive wīġeswīga
Dative wīġewīgum

All forms (8)

Etymology

Variant of wēoh.

From Proto-West Germanic *wīg.

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