wiþig

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīþijaz (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”). Related to German Weide, Dutch wijde, Swedish vide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.θij/, [ˈwiː.ðij]

Noun

wīþiġ m

  1. willow

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wīþiġ wīþiġas
accusative wīþiġ wīþiġas
genitive wīþiġes wīþiġa
dative wīþiġe wīþiġum

Synonyms

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