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N (neut, a-stem)
''(poetic or in compounds)''
war
, battle
Source:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wig#Old_English
Attested in
Exeter Book Riddle 5
originates from: PWGmc
*wīg
"battle" (
oe-palatalization
) through pwgmc-to-oe
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