hwicce

See also: Hwicce

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”), from which also derives English hide (noun and verb) and sky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwit.t͡ʃe/, [ˈʍit.t͡ʃe]

Noun

hwiċċe f

  1. chest; box

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative hwiċċe hwiċċan
accusative hwiċċan hwiċċan
genitive hwiċċan hwiċċena
dative hwiċċan hwiċċum
  • hwæċċe

Descendants

  • Middle English: whucce, hucche
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