wiht
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Old English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /wiht/, [wiçt]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wihtiz, “a being”. Cognate with Old Saxon wiht, Dutch wicht, Old High German wiht (German Wicht), Old Norse vættr (“exceptional creature”), vætr, véttr, or vétr (Danish vætte, Swedish vätte), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts).
Noun [edit]
wiht f and n (nominative plural wihtu)
Descendants [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Cognate with Middle (and modern) Dutch wicht, gewicht, Old Norse vætt (cf. also Danish vægt, Norwegian vekt); Old High German giwihti (German Gewicht).
Noun [edit]
wiht f
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
Old Saxon [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /wiht/
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Cognate with Old English wiht, Dutch wicht, Old High German wiht (German Wicht), Old Norse vættr (“exceptional creature”), vætr, véttr, or vétr (Danish vætte, Swedish vätte), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts).
Noun [edit]
wiht f and n
