witnes

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Old English

Alternative forms

ƿitnes — wynn spelling

Etymology

From witt (knowledge, wisdom) +‎ -nes (-ness), akin to Old Norse vitni (whence the Danish vidne and Norwegian Bokmål vitne) and Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌸𐍃 (weitwōþs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwit.nes/

Noun

witnes f

witness

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