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Old English · proper noun

Wiht

Part of speech
proper noun, feminine
Declension
irregular
IPA
/wixt/
[wiçt]
Syllables
wixt (1 syllable)
Modern English
islewight

Meaning

  1. the Isle of Wight

    ⁊ ēac ymbe Wiht ðæt iġland swȳþost hē mē sende on ġewrītum.

    And above all he sent to me in writing about the island of Wight.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

Declension

Declension of Wiht
Singular
Nominative Wiht
Accusative Wihte
Genitive Wihte
Dative Wihte

All forms (2)

Etymology

From Latin Vectis (c. 150), probably of Brythonic origin.

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