wigmann

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wīgamann, from Proto-Germanic *wīgamann-. Equivalent to wīġ +‎ mann. Cognate with Old Saxon wīgman, Old High German wīgman and Old Norse vígmaðr.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwiːjˌmɑnn/,

Noun

wīġmann m

  1. man of war, fighting man, soldier
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cempa

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

singular plural
nominative wīġmann wīġmenn
accusative wīġmann wīġmenn
genitive wīġmannes wīġmanna
dative wīġmenn wīġmannum

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