wigan

== English == === Etymology === From Wigan (“town in Greater Manchester”). === Noun === wigan (countable and uncountable, plural wigans) A canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc. === Anagrams === Awngi, awing == Gothic == === Romanization === wigan romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *wīgan, from Proto-Germanic *wiganą. Cognate with Old High German wīgan, Old Norse vega. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ɡɑn/, [ˈwiː.ɣɑn] Rhymes: -iː.ɡɑn ==== Verb ==== wīgan to fight, make war, do battle ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== oferwīgan (“to overcome in battle, conquer”) wīgend (“soldier, warrior”) ===== Related terms ===== wīġ (“fight, battle, war, strife”) wiga (“a fighter, warrior; a man ennobled by his doggedness”) wigian (“to fight”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwi.ɡɑn/, [ˈwi.ɣɑn] Rhymes: -i.ɡɑn ==== Noun ==== wigan m inflection of wiga: accusative/dative singular nominative/accusative plural === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “wīgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.