witga

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier *wītægā, from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːt.ɡɑ/, [ˈwiːt.ɣɑ]

Noun

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wītga m

  1. seer, prophet
  2. wiseman, sage
  3. (of things) foreshadowing, presage, omen

Usage notes

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  • Usually listed in dictionaries as the alternative form wītega, but wītga is the phonologically expected form. It was also current in Early West Saxon, to judge by Alfred's Pastoral Care, where it predominates to the complete exclusion of wītega.

Declension

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Declension of wītga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wītga wītgan
accusative wītgan wītgan
genitive wītgan wītgena
dative wītgan wītgum

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: witeȝe, witiȝe, witie
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