wiþerwinna

Old English

Alternative forms

wiðerwinna

Etymology

Akin to Old High German widarwinno; equivalent to wiþer- +‎ winnan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.θerˌwin.nɑ/, [ˈwi.ðerˌwin.nɑ]

Noun

wiþerwinna m

enemy, opponent, rival

Declension

Declension of wiþerwinna (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wiþerwinna	wiþerwinnan
accusative	wiþerwinnan	wiþerwinnan
genitive	wiþerwinnan	wiþerwinnena
dative	wiþerwinnan	wiþerwinnum

Descendants

Middle English: wiþerwine, witherwin
- English: witherwin

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wiþer-winna”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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