hiwisc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwiską, *hīwiskiją (“household, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱei- (“to lie with, store, be familiar”). Cognate with Old Frisian hīskithe (“household unit, household”), Old High German hīwiski (“household, family”), Old Norse hýski (“domestic unit, household”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiːwiʃ/

Noun

hīwisc n

household
a hide (of land)

Declension

Declension of hiwisc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīwisc	hīwisc
accusative	hīwisc	hīwisc
genitive	hīwisces	hīwisca
dative	hīwisce	hīwiscum

Derived terms

hīwisclīċe

Descendants

The word survives in Modern English only as a placename found in a few parts of England.

English: Huish

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.