anwig

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ainawīg, variant of *ainawīgī, from Proto-Germanic *ainawīgiją. Equivalent to ān- (“solo”) +‎ wīġ (“battle”), so called because it was between single individuals, rather than groups or armies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnˌwiːj/

Noun

ānwīġ n

1. duel, single combat

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ānwīġ	ānwīg
accusative	ānwīġ	ānwīg
genitive	ānwīġes	ānwīga
dative	ānwīġe	ānwīgum