hwicce

Old English

Alternative forms

• hwiċe

Etymology

From a Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”), from which also derives English hide (noun and verb) and sky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwit.t͡ʃe/, [ˈʍit.t͡ʃe]

Noun

hwiċċe f

1. chest; box

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	hwiċċe	hwiċċan
accusative	hwiċċan	hwiċċan
genitive	hwiċċan	hwiċċena
dative	hwiċċan	hwiċċum

Related terms

• hwæċċe

Descendants

• Middle English: whucce, hucche
  • English: hutch, Whitcher