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anwig

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ainawīg, variant of *ainawīgī, from Proto-Germanic *ainawīgiją. Equivalent to ān- (solo) +‎ wīġ (battle), so called because it was between single individuals, rather than groups or armies.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ānwīġ n

  1. duel, single combat

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ānwīġ ānwīg
accusative ānwīġ ānwīg
genitive ānwīġes ānwīga
dative ānwīġe ānwīgum