hiwisce

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Old English

Alternative forms

• hēwisse

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hīwiskī. Cognate with Old Frisian hīskithe (“household unit, household”), Old High German hīwiski (“household, family”), Old Norse hýski (“domestic unit, household”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wiʃ.ʃe/, [ˈhiː.wiʃ.ʃe]

Noun

hīwisċe n

1. household
2. a hide (of land)

Declension

Declension of hiwisce (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīwisċe	hīwisċu
accusative	hīwisċe	hīwisċu
genitive	hīwisċes	hīwisċa
dative	hīwisċe	hīwisċum

Synonyms

• hīwisċ

Derived terms

• hīwisċlīċe

Related terms

• hīwsċiepe

Descendants

The word survives in Modern English only as a surname and as a placename found in a few parts of England.

• Middle English: Hiwis
  • English: Huish