Wæringwic
Old English
Etymology
From wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæː.rinɡˌwiːt͡ʃ/, [ˈwæː.riŋɡˌwiːt͡ʃ]
Proper noun
Wǣringwīċ n
- Warwick
Declension
Declension of Wæringwic (strong-a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Wǣringwīċ | — |
accusative | Wǣringwīċ | — |
genitive | Wǣringwīċes | — |
dative | Wǣringwīċe | — |
Derived terms
- Wǣringwīċsċīr f (“Warwickshire”)
Descendants
- Middle English: Warwyk
- English: Warwick
References
- Wǣringwīċ in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary