witga

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Old English

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Etymology

From earlier *wītægā, from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō.

Pronunciation

Noun

wītga m

  1. seer, prophet
  2. wiseman, sage
  3. (of things) foreshadowing, presage, omen

Usage notes

  • Usually listed in dictionaries as the alternative form wītega, but wītga is the phonologically expected form. It was also current in Early West Saxon, to judge by Alfred's Pastoral Care, where it predominates to the complete exclusion of wītega.

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  • Middle English: witeȝe, witiȝe, witie