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noun
An opponent; rival; adversary; enemy; (Christianity) the Adversary; the Devil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal, rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English wiþerwine, witherwin, from Old English wiþerwinna (“opponent, rival, adversary, enemy”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrawinnō, equivalent to wither- (“against”) + win (“to struggle”). Cognate with Old High German widarwinno, Middle High German widerwinne.
