wice

See also: wice-

Old English

Alternative forms

wicu, wucu, wieċe, weoce

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. Cognate with Old Frisian wike, Old Saxon wika, Old High German wehha, Old Norse vika, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌺𐍉 (wikō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.t͡ʃe/

Noun

wiċe f

week
for ānre wican
a week ago

simle ymb þrēo wican
every three weeks

wican æfter wican
week after week

Declension

Declension of wice (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wiċe	wican
accusative	wican	wican
genitive	wican	wicena
dative	wican	wicum

Derived terms

wicdæġ

Descendants

Middle English: weke
- English: week
- Scots: wouk
- Yola: wick, wik

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