witga
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier *wītægā, from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wītga m
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wītga | wītgan |
| accusative | wītgan | wītgan |
| genitive | wītgan | wītgena |
| dative | wītgan | wītgum |