wigsmiþ

Old English

noun

Definitions

warrior, hero

Etymology

Affix from Old English wīġ (battle) + Old English smiþ (smith, worker in metals in wood, carpenter, armorer, handicraftsman, blacksmith).

Origin

Old English

smiþ

Gloss

smith, worker in metals in wood, carpenter, armorer, handicraftsman, blacksmith

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*smiþaz Proto-Germanic
anwig Old English
goldsmiþ Old English
isernsmiþ Old English
larsmiþ Old English
smiþ Old English
smiþian Old English
wigbære Old English
wigweorþung Old English
wīġ Old English
smyth Middle English