gewiht
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġeƿiht
Etymology
From West Germanic *gawihti, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz, *gawihtiz (compare *weganą). Related to Dutch gewicht, German Gewicht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈwiht/, [jeˈwiçt]
Noun
ġewiht n
- weight
- Mid his hundtēontiġ fōta lenġe and hwīlum māran þanne þrēo hund and hundeahtatiġ þūsend punda ġewihte, se hǣwenhwæl oferstīġþ ǣlċ ōðer dēor on Eorðan.
- With its 100-foot length and weight of sometimes more than 380,000 pounds, the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
- ġemetu and ġewiht
- measures and weights
Declension
Declension of gewiht (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġewiht | ġewiht |
| accusative | ġewiht | ġewiht |
| genitive | ġewihtes | ġewihta |
| dative | ġewihte | ġewihtum |
Synonyms
- hefe
- wiht