witga

Old English

Alternative forms

• wītega, wītiga, wȳtega

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːt.ɡɑ/, [ˈwiːt.ɣɑ]

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.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wītga	wītgan
accusative	wītgan	wītgan
genitive	wītgan	wītgena
dative	wītgan	wītgum

Coordinate terms

• wītġe

Derived terms

• tungolwītga
• wītgian
• wītiġdōm

Related terms

• wīs
• wīse
• witan
• wītan
• wittiġ

Descendants

• Middle English: witeȝe, witiȝe, witie