Wiht
See also: wiht
Old English
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Wiht
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Vectis (c. 150), probably of Brythonic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wixt/, [wiçt]
Proper noun
Wiht f
- the Isle of Wight
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- ⁊ 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
Irregular:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Wiht | — |
accusative | Wihte | — |
genitive | Wihte | — |
dative | Wihte | — |