witga

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *wītægā, from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːt.ɡɑ/, [ˈwiːt.ɣɑ]

Noun

wītga m

  1. seer, prophet
  2. wiseman, sage
  3. (of things) foreshadowing, presage, omen

Usage notes
  • Usually listed in dictionaries as the alternative form wītega, but wītga is the phonologically expected form. It was also current in Early West Saxon, to judge by Alfred's Pastoral Care, where it predominates to the complete exclusion of wītega.

Declension
Declension of witga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wītga wītgan
accusative wītgan wītgan
genitive wītgan wītgena
dative wītgan wītgum

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: witeȝe, witiȝe, witie
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