eldertongue

Old English · pronoun

wit

Part of speech
pronoun
IPA
/wit/
Syllables
wit (1 syllable)

Meaning

  1. we two

    Wit beǣwnodon ġiestrandæġ.

    We wed yesterday.

Inflection

Inflection of wit
Form
Nominative singular first-person iċ
Accusative singular first-person mēmec
Dative singular first-person mē
Genitive singular first-person mīn
Nominative singular second-person þū
Accusative singular second-person þēþec
Dative singular second-person þē
Genitive singular second-person þīn
Nominative accusative singular neuter third-person hit
Dative singular neuter third-person him
Genitive singular neuter third-person his
Nominative singular masculine third-person hē
Accusative singular masculine third-person hine
Dative singular masculine third-person him
Genitive singular masculine third-person his
Nominative singular feminine third-person hēo
Accusative singular feminine third-person hīe
Genitive dative singular feminine third-person hire
Nominative dual first-person wit
Accusative dual first-person uncuncit
Dative dual first-person unc
Genitive dual first-person uncer
Nominative dual second-person ġit
Accusative dual second-person incincit
Dative dual second-person inc
Genitive dual second-person incer
Nominative plural first-person wē
Accusative plural first-person ūsūsiċ
Dative plural first-person ūs
Genitive plural first-person ūreūser
Nominative plural second-person ġē
Accusative plural second-person ēowēowiċ
Dative plural second-person ēow
Genitive plural second-person ēower
Nominative accusative plural third-person hīe
Dative plural third-person him
Genitive plural third-person heora

All forms (34)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from a suffixed form of *wéy (see wē). Cognate with North Frisian wat, Old Norse vit, Gothic (wit), and Lithuanian vèdu.

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