hiwisce

Old English

Alternative forms

• hīƿisc — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwiskiją (“household, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie with, store, be familiar”). Cognate with Old Frisian hīskithe (“household unit, household”), Old High German hīwiski (“household, family”), Old Norse hýski (“domestic unit, household”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wisk/, [ˈhiː.wisk]

Noun

hīwisc n

1. household
2. a hide (of land)

Declension

Declension of hīwisc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīwisc	hīwisc
accusative	hīwisc	hīwisc
genitive	hīwisces	hīwisca
dative	hīwisce	hīwiscum

Derived terms

• hīwisclīċe

Descendants

The word survives in Modern English only as a placename found in a few parts of England.

• English: Huish