wiþersaca

See also: wiðersaca

Old English

Alternative forms

• wiðersaca — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasakō, equivalent to wiþer- +‎ saca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.θerˌsɑ.kɑ/, [ˈwi.ðerˌsɑ.kɑ]

Noun

wiþersaca m

1. adversary, enemy, betrayer, apostate
   • 11th century, Wulfstan's Homilies, De Anticristo, Junius MSS 121 [1]:

     godes wiðersaca.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiþersaca	wiþersacan
accusative	wiþersacan	wiþersacan
genitive	wiþersacan	wiþersacena
dative	wiþersacan	wiþersacum

Synonyms

• andsaca

Descendants

• Middle English: withersake
  • English: withersake