unwis

Old English

Alternative forms
  • unƿīs

Etymology

From un- +‎ wīs. Cognate with Old Saxon unwīs, Old High German unwīs, Old Norse úvíss.

Adjective

unwīs

  1. unwise, foolish, stupid, dumb.
  2. ignorant.
  3. mad, insane.

Declension
Declension of unwis — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unwīs unwīsu, -o unwīs
Accusative unwīsne unwīse unwīs
Genitive unwīses unwīsre unwīses
Dative unwīsum unwīsre unwīsum
Instrumental unwīse unwīsre unwīse
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unwīse unwīsa, -e unwīsu, -o
Accusative unwīse unwīsa, -e unwīsu, -o
Genitive unwīsra unwīsra unwīsra
Dative unwīsum unwīsum unwīsum
Instrumental unwīsum unwīsum unwīsum
Declension of unwis — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unwīsa unwīse unwīse
Accusative unwīsan unwīsan unwīse
Genitive unwīsan unwīsan unwīsan
Dative unwīsan unwīsan unwīsan
Instrumental unwīsan unwīsan unwīsan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unwīsan unwīsan unwīsan
Accusative unwīsan unwīsan unwīsan
Genitive unwīsra, unwīsena unwīsra, unwīsena unwīsra, unwīsena
Dative unwīsum unwīsum unwīsum
Instrumental unwīsum unwīsum unwīsum

Descendants

References
  • unwís in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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