wiþþe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ, *wiþiz (“rope, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyt- (“something twisted, rod, switch, whip”), from *wey- (“to wind, twist, bend, turn”). Cognate with Old Frisian withthe, Middle Dutch wisse (Dutch wis), Old High German wit, withi, Old Norse við, viðja (Swedish vidja). Compare also Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa, “willow”), Latin vītis (“vine”), Old Irish féith (“fibre”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiθ.θe/

Noun

wiþþe f

  1. tie, band

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative wiþþe wiþþan
accusative wiþþan wiþþan
genitive wiþþan wiþþena
dative wiþþan wiþþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: withe
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