larwita
Old English
noun
Definitions
- a learned man
Etymology
Compound from Old English lār (lore, doctrine, history, study, art of teaching, teaching, exhortation, precept, story, advice, cunning, learning, preaching, science, instigation) + Old English wita (wise person).
Origin
Old English
wita
Gloss
wise person
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *laizō Proto-Germanic
- *witijô Proto-Germanic
- boclar Old English
- folclar Old English
- forelar Old English
- freondlar Old English
- larboc Old English
- larbysen Old English
- larcræft Old English
- lareow Old English
- larleast Old English
- larlic Old English
- larsmiþ Old English
- larspell Old English
- larsum Old English
- leodwita Old English
- lār Old English
- mislar Old English
- unlar Old English
- uþwita Old English
- wita Old English
- æwita Old English
- laire Middle English
- lore Middle English
- *laiʀu gmw-pro