witigdom
Old English
Alternative forms
- wītedōm, wīteġdōm, wītgadōm
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wītagadōm. Cognate with Old High German wīzagtuom. By the literary period equivalent to wītiġ + -dōm, but probably formed originally from the etymons of wītga + -dōm; wītiġdōm is the expected outcome either way. Compare lǣċedōm (“medicine”), which is formed similarly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiː.tijˌdoːm/
Noun
wītiġdōm m
- (countable, uncountable) prophecy
Declension
Declension of witigdom (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wītiġdōm | wītiġdōmas |
| accusative | wītiġdōm | wītiġdōmas |
| genitive | wītiġdōmes | wītiġdōma |
| dative | wītiġdōme | wītiġdōmum |
Synonyms
- wītgung