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Old English
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
Noun
hīwisċe n
- household
- a hide (of land)
- Synonym: hīd
Declension
Strong ja-stem:
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Descendants
The word survives in Modern English only as a surname and as a placename found in a few parts of England.