wiþþe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ, *wiþiz (“rope, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyt- (“something twisted, rod, switch, whip”), from *wey- (“to wind, twist, bend, turn”). Cognate with Old Frisian withthe, Middle Dutch wisse (Dutch wis), Old High German wit, withi, Old Norse við, viðja (Swedish vidja). Compare also Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa, “willow”), Latin vītis (“vine”), Old Irish féith (“fibre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiθ.θe/

Noun

wiþþe f

1. tie, band

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiþþe	wiþþan
accusative	wiþþan	wiþþan
genitive	wiþþan	wiþþena
dative	wiþþan	wiþþum

Derived terms

• cynewiþþe

Descendants

• English: withe