wicce

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to wiċċa (“witch”) +‎ -e (suffix denoting females), though wiċċa could have been the derived term instead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwit.t͡ʃe/

Noun

wiċċe f

1. (female) witch

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiċċe	wiċċan
accusative	wiċċan	wiċċan
genitive	wiċċan	wiċċena
dative	wiċċan	wiċċum

Derived terms

• wiċċecræft
• wiċċedōm
• wiċċian

 

Descendants

• Middle English: wicche
  • English: witch
  • Scots: wich, wech, witch