wice

See also: wice-

Old English

Alternative forms

• wicu, wucu, wuce, wieċe, weoce

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. Cognate with Old Frisian wike, Old Saxon wika, Old High German wehha, Old Norse vika, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌺𐍉 (wikō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.t͡ʃe/

Noun

wiċe f

1. week

   for ānre wican

   a week ago

   simle ymb þrēo wican

   every three weeks

   wican æfter wican

   week after week

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiċe	wican
accusative	wican	wican
genitive	wican	wicena
dative	wican	wicum

Derived terms

• wicdæġ

Descendants

• Middle English: weke
  • English: week
  • Scots: wouk
  • Yola: wick, wik