hwicce

Old English

Alternative forms

hwiċe, hƿiċċe

Etymology

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

Noun

hwiċċe f

chest; box

Descendants

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

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