wiþerwinna

Old English

Alternative forms

• wiðerwinna

Etymology

Akin to Old High German widarwinno; equivalent to wiþer- +‎ winnan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.θerˌwin.nɑ/, [ˈwi.ðerˌwin.nɑ]

Noun

wiþerwinna m

1. enemy, opponent, rival

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiþerwinna	wiþerwinnan
accusative	wiþerwinnan	wiþerwinnan
genitive	wiþerwinnan	wiþerwinnena
dative	wiþerwinnan	wiþerwinnum

Descendants

• Middle English: wiþerwine, witherwin
  • English: witherwin

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wiþer-winna”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.