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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 (Northumbrian)
- widow
Widuwe biþ wīf þǣre wer is dēad.- A widow is a woman whose husband is dead.
Declension
Declension of widuwe (weak)
Descendants