hiwisce

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Old English

Alternative forms
  • hēwisse

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hīwiskī. Cognate with Old Frisian hīskithe (“household unit, household”), Old High German hīwiski (“household, family”), Old Norse hýski (“domestic unit, household”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxiː.wiʃ.ʃe/, [ˈhiː.wiʃ.ʃe]

Noun

hīwisċe n

  1. household
  2. a hide (of land)

Declension

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Declension of hiwisce (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hīwisċe hīwisċu
accusative hīwisċe hīwisċu
genitive hīwisċes hīwisċa
dative hīwisċe hīwisċum

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • hīwisċlīċe
  • hīwsċiepe

Descendants

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

  • Middle English: Hiwis
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