witga

Etymology
From earlier *wītægā, from.

Noun

 * 1) seer, prophet
 * 2) wiseman, sage
 * 3)  foreshadowing, presage, omen

Usage notes

 * Usually listed in dictionaries as the alternative form, but wītga is the phonologically expected form. It was also current in Early West Saxon, to judge by Alfred's , where it predominates to the complete exclusion of wītega.