witut
Old Dutch
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *witōþ, from Proto-Germanic *witōþą.
Noun
witut n
- law
- Synonym: ēwa
- c. 900 CE, Die altmittel- und altniederfränkischen Psalmen und Glossen [The Old Middle and Old Low Franconian psalms and glosses]:
- Got mīn gineri mī fan hendi sundigis, in fan hendi wither witut wirkendes in unrehtis
- Save me, God, from the hands of the sinner, and from the hands of the one that acts agains the law and the unrighteous.
Declension
Declension of witut (neuter a-stem noun)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | witut | witut |
| accusative | witut | witut |
| genitive | witudes | witudo |
| dative | witude | witudon |
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: wet
Further reading
“witut”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012