æwita

Old English

noun

Definitions

counselor, one skilled in the law

Etymology

Compound from Old English ǣ (marriage, law, life) + 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

*witijô Proto-Germanic
larwita Old English
leodwita Old English
rihtæw Old English
uþwita Old English
wita Old English
æboc Old English
æfæst Old English
ælareow Old English
ælædend Old English
æsellend Old English
æwbryce Old English
æwlic Old English
æwnian Old English
ǣ Old English