widuwe

Old English

Alternative forms

widua — Northumbrian
wuduwe — West Saxon
widewe, wyduwe, weoduwe, weodewe, wydewe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognate with Old Frisian widwe, Old Saxon widowa, Old Dutch widowa, Old High German wituwa, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 (widuwō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.du.we/

Noun

widuwe f (Northumbrian)

widow
Widuwe biþ wīf þǣre wer is dēad.
A widow is a woman whose husband is dead.

Declension

Declension of widuwe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	widuwe	widuwan
accusative	widuwan	widuwan
genitive	widuwan	widuwena
dative	widuwan	widuwum

Descendants

Middle English: widwe
- English: widow
- Scots: weedae, wedow, widdow

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