"wip" meaning in Middle High German

See wip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwiːp/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German wīp, wīb. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|gmh|goh|wīp|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old High German wīp, {{inh+|gmh|goh|wīp}} Inherited from Old High German wīp Head templates: {{gmh-noun|g=n|head=wīp}} wīp n Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|wīp<n.decllemma:wīb>}} Forms: wīp [canonical, neuter], strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], daȥ [definite, nominative, singular], wīp [nominative, noun, singular], diu [definite, nominative, plural], wīp [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], wībes [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], wībe [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], wībe [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], wīben [dative, noun, plural], ein [accusative, indefinite, singular], daȥ [accusative, definite, singular], wīp [accusative, noun, singular], diu [accusative, definite, plural], wīp [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. woman
    Sense id: en-wip-gmh-noun-zy5b~x7w
  2. woman
    lower class woman
    Sense id: en-wip-gmh-noun-CC9EEAit
  3. woman
    grown woman
    Sense id: en-wip-gmh-noun-Xp909uPx Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, Middle High German strong neuter nouns with null plural, Old High German links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 41 20 Disambiguation of Middle High German strong neuter nouns with null plural: 20 20 40 20 Disambiguation of Old High German links with redundant target parameters: 20 20 41 20
  4. wife
    Sense id: en-wip-gmh-noun-nVKjyOTW
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          "word": "baip"
        },
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      "word": "Wiev"
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          "wibes#Middle_High_German"
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        }
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          "roman": "si wart ein schœne wîp. / dâr umbe muosen dëgene vil verliesen dën lîp.",
          "text": "c. 1200, Der Nibelunge Nôt, Av. 1",
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      "ipa": "/ˈwiːp/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
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          "text": "c. 1200, Der Nibelunge Nôt, Av. 1",
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          "type": "quotation"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiːp/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wip"
}

Download raw JSONL data for wip meaning in Middle High German (5.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
  "msg": "''woman'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "wip"
  ],
  "section": "Middle High German",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "wip",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle High German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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