wiþersaca

See also: wiðersaca

Old English

Alternative forms

• wiðersaca — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasakō, equivalent to wiþer- +‎ saca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.θerˌsɑ.kɑ/, [ˈwi.ðerˌsɑ.kɑ]

Noun

wiþersaca m

1. adversary, enemy, betrayer, apostate
   • 11th century, Wulfstan's Homilies, De Anticristo, Junius MSS 121 [1]:

     godes wiðersaca.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of wiþersaca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wiþersaca	wiþersacan
accusative	wiþersacan	wiþersacan
genitive	wiþersacan	wiþersacena
dative	wiþersacan	wiþersacum

Synonyms

• andsaca

Descendants

• Middle English: withersake
  • English: withersake