wiþerwine

Middle English

Alternative forms

wethirwyne, wedirwyne, wyþirwyn, wiþerwin, wetherwyn, wetherun, wedirwyn, wethir-wyn, whydyrewyn, wyderwyn, witer-wyn, weþerwyn, wiþþerwine, wytherwyn, wiþþerwin, witherwin, weþerwine, weþerwyne, witherwinne
(Early ME) wiðerwine, wiðerwinna, wiðerwinnæ, wiðerwinne

Etymology

From Old English wiþerwinna; equivalent to wither- +‎ winnen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiðərˌwin(ə)/, /ˌwiðərˈwin(ə)/

Noun

wiþerwine (plural wiþerwines or (early) wiðerwinnen)

enemy, opponent, rival
Satan, the Devil
- c. 1480, St. Mary Magdalen 246 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 263:
  How þe ded he tholyt syne, to safe ws fra þe wethirwyne.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

English: witherwin

References

“wither-win(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 April 2020.

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