Old English · adjective
medwis
Normalised medwīs
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈmedˌwiːs/
- Syllables
- ˈmed · ˌwiːs (2 syllables)
Meaning
-
not wise, foolish, stupid
medwīsum men, · mē þæt sylfe, þǣr wiht wite, · ond wordum mīn on spēd mæġe · spel ġeseċġan.
It is, however, grateful to my servant, half-wit folks, even to myself, if a thing would know and could tell successfully my tale with words.
Sē þēah biþ on þonce · þeġne mīnum,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | medwīs | medwīs | medwīs |
| Accusative | medwīsne | medwīse | medwīs |
| Genitive | medwīses | medwīsre | medwīses |
| Dative | medwīsum | medwīsre | medwīsum |
| Instrumental | medwīse | medwīsre | medwīse |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | medwīse | medwīsamedwīse | medwīs |
| Accusative | medwīse | medwīsamedwīse | medwīs |
| Genitive | medwīsra | medwīsra | medwīsra |
| Dative | medwīsum | medwīsum | medwīsum |
| Instrumental | medwīsum | medwīsum | medwīsum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | medwīsa | medwīse | medwīse |
| Accusative | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīse |
| Genitive | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Dative | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Instrumental | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Accusative | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Genitive | medwīsramedwīsena | medwīsramedwīsena | medwīsramedwīsena |
| Dative | medwīsum | medwīsum | medwīsum |
| Instrumental | medwīsum | medwīsum | medwīsum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From med- ((often with negative connotation) middle-) + wīs. Compare Modern English midwit.
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