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hwicce

hwicce

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hwiċe

Noun

hwiċċe f

  1. chest; box

Descendants

  • Middle English: whucce, hucche

Etymology

From a PIE root *(s)keu- "to cover", from which also derive hide (n. and v.) and sky.

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