"Wiht" meaning in Old English

See Wiht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wixt/, [wiçt]
Etymology: From Latin Vectis (c. 150), probably of Brythonic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|Vectis}} Latin Vectis, {{der|ang|cel-bry}} Brythonic Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Wiht f, {{ang-proper noun|f}} Wiht f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun|Wiht||Wihte||Wihte||Wihte||type=irregular}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Wiht [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Wihte [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Wihte [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Wihte [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. the Isle of Wight Tags: feminine Synonyms: Wihtland
    Sense id: en-Wiht-ang-name-itQYepF- Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "2": "la",
        "3": "Vectis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Vectis",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cel-bry"
      },
      "expansion": "Brythonic",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin Vectis (c. 150), probably of Brythonic origin.",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wiht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wihte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wihte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wihte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Wiht f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Wiht f",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Wiht",
        "2": "",
        "3": "Wihte",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Wihte",
        "6": "",
        "7": "Wihte",
        "8": "",
        "type": "irregular"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And above all he sent to me in writing about the island of Wight.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\n⁊ ēac ymbe Wiht ðæt iġland swȳþost hē mē sende on ġewrītum.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "the Isle of Wight"
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        {
          "word": "Wihtland"
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wixt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wiçt]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wiht"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin Vectis",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cel-bry"
      },
      "expansion": "Brythonic",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Wiht",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wihte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wihte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wihte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Wiht f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Wiht f",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Wiht",
        "2": "",
        "3": "Wihte",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Wihte",
        "6": "",
        "7": "Wihte",
        "8": "",
        "type": "irregular"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English feminine nouns",
        "Old English irregular nouns",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Old English terms derived from Brythonic languages",
        "Old English terms derived from Latin",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And above all he sent to me in writing about the island of Wight.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\n⁊ ēac ymbe Wiht ðæt iġland swȳþost hē mē sende on ġewrītum.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "Isle of Wight"
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        "feminine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wixt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wiçt]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Wihtland"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wiht"
}

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