widuwe

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Old English

Alternative forms

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

Noun

widuwe f

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

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative widuwe widuwan
accusative widuwan widuwan
genitive widuwan widuwena
dative widuwan widuwum

Descendants

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