inwid
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *inwidją (“malice, wickedness”). Cognate with Old Saxon inwid (“fraud”), Old High German inwit, Old Norse ívið (“deceit, evil”) (attested in compound íviðgjarn). Further root-related to Old Norse íviðja (“malicious female being(?)”).
Noun
[edit]inwid n
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | inwid | inwidu |
| accusative | inwid | inwidu |
| genitive | inwides | inwida |
| dative | inwide | inwidum |