anwig

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

ānwīġ n

  1. duel, single combat

Declension[edit]

Declension of anwig (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ānwīġ ānwīg
accusative ānwīġ ānwīg
genitive ānwīġes ānwīga
dative ānwīġe ānwīgum
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