*witraz

Runic: ᚹᛁᛏᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwit.rɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

knowing, wise

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *widrós, equivalent to *witaną + *-raz, a ro-stem adjective derive from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (‘to know, see’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	witraz	witrō	witrą, -atō	witrai	witrôz	witrō
Acc.	witranǭ	witrǭ	witrą, -atō	witranz	witrōz	witrō
Gen.	witras, -is	witraizōz	witras, -is	witraizǫ̂	witraizǫ̂	witraizǫ̂
Dat.	witrammai	witraizōi	witrammai	witraimaz	witraimaz	witraimaz
Inst.	witranō	witraizō	witranō	witraimiz	witraimiz	witraimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	witrô	witrǭ	witrô	witraniz	witrōniz	witrōnō
Acc.	witranų	witrōnų	witrô	witranunz	witrōnunz	witrōnō
Gen.	witriniz	witrōniz	witriniz	witranǫ̂	witrōnǫ̂	witranǫ̂
Dat.	witrini	witrōni	witrini	witrammaz	witrōmaz	witrammaz
Inst.	witrinē	witrōnē	witrinē	witrammiz	witrōmiz	witrammiz

Descendants

*wit(t)r (Proto-West Germanic)
- witer, witter (Old English)
vitr (Old Norse)
- vitur (Faroese)
- vitur (Icelandic)
vitr (Old Norse)
- witær, vidher (Old Danish)
  - vidder (Danish)
vitr (Old Norse)
- viter, wittur (Old Swedish)
  - vitter (Swedish)
    - vitter (Danish)

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