witga
Old English
Alternative forms
- wītega, wītiga, wȳtega
Etymology
From earlier *wītægā, from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiːt.ɡɑ/, [ˈwiːt.ɣɑ]
Noun
wītga m
- seer, prophet
- wiseman, sage
- (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 |
Coordinate terms
- wītġe
Derived terms
- tungolwītga
- wītgian
- wītiġdōm
Related terms
- wīs
- wīse
- witan
- wītan
- wittiġ
Descendants
- Middle English: witeȝe, witiȝe, witie