Wæringwic

Old English

Etymology

From wer (“weir”) +‎ -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) +‎ wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæː.rinɡˌwiːt͡ʃ/, [ˈwæː.riŋɡˌwiːt͡ʃ]

Proper noun

Wǣringwīċ n

  1. Warwick

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Warwyk

References

  • Wǣringwīċ in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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