wiga

See also: WiGa

Gothic

Romanization

wiga

1. romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wigō, equivalent to wīgan (“to fight”) +‎ -a (agentive noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.ɡɑ/, [ˈwi.ɣɑ]

Noun

wiga m

1. (poetic) warrior, fighter

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cempa

   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
     ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ,
     ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre,
     ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.

     Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,
     nor too weak warrior, nor too careless,
     nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money,
     nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.

2. (poetic) hero, man

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiga	wigan
accusative	wigan	wigan
genitive	wigan	wigena
dative	wigan	wigum

Derived terms

• byrnwiga

Descendants

• Middle English: wye, we, wee, weghe, weiȝ, weiȝh, weih, whi, whye, wiȝh, wy, wyghe, wyȝ, wyȝe, qwy (Yorkshire)
  • Middle Scots: wy