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wiht

wiht

Old English

Noun

wiht ? ‎(nominative plural wihtu)

  1. creature, person, thing, being
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Cognate with Middle Low German wicht, Dutch wicht, gewicht, Old Norse vætt (compare also Danish vægt, Norwegian vekt); Old High German giwihti (German Gewicht).

Noun

wiht f

  1. weight
Synonyms
  • ġewiht
Related terms
Descendants

Old Saxon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɪxt/

Etymology

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

wiht n, f

  1. creature, person, thing, being

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiht/, [wiçt]

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