inwid

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inwidją (“malice, wickedness”). Cognate with Old Saxon inwid (“fraud”), Old High German inwit, Old Norse ívið (“deceit, evil”) (attested in compound íviðgjarn). Further root-related to Old Norse íviðja (“malicious female being(?)”).

Noun

inwid n

  1. deceit, guile

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative inwid inwidu
accusative inwid inwidu
genitive inwides inwida
dative inwide inwidum
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