andsaca

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ondsaca

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andasakō. Cognate with Old Saxon andsako. Equivalent to and- +‎ saca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑndˌsɑ.kɑ/

Noun

andsaca m

  1. adversary, opponent, enemy
  2. denier, renouncer, apostate

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative andsaca andsacan
accusative andsacan andsacan
genitive andsacan andsacena
dative andsacan andsacum
  • andsacian (to deny, refuse)
  • andsæc f (resistance, refusal)
  • onsacan (to strive against, refuse)
  • sacan (to fight, strive)
  • sacian (to strive, brawl)
  • sacu f (strife, distress, crime)
  • sæc f (strife, contest)
  • wiþsacan (to deny, refuse, reject)

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