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Old English · noun

wiga

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈwi.ɡɑ/
[ˈwi.ɣɑ]
Syllables
ˈwi · ɡɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
warriorfighter

Meaning

  1. warrior, fighter

    ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ, ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre, ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.

    Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words, nor too weak warrior, nor too careless, nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money, nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.

    Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
  2. hero, man

Declension

Declension of wiga
SingularPlural
Nominative wigawigan
Accusative wiganwigan
Genitive wiganwigena
Dative wiganwigum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wigō, equivalent to wīgan (“to fight”) + -a (agentive noun suffix).

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