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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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