Old English · adjective
samwis
Normalised samwīs
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈsɑmˌwiːs/
- Syllables
- ˈsɑm · ˌwiːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- dumbunwise
Meaning
-
dumb, unwise
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | samwīs | samwīs | samwīs |
| Accusative | samwīsne | samwīse | samwīs |
| Genitive | samwīses | samwīsre | samwīses |
| Dative | samwīsum | samwīsre | samwīsum |
| Instrumental | samwīse | samwīsre | samwīse |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | samwīse | samwīsasamwīse | samwīs |
| Accusative | samwīse | samwīsasamwīse | samwīs |
| Genitive | samwīsra | samwīsra | samwīsra |
| Dative | samwīsum | samwīsum | samwīsum |
| Instrumental | samwīsum | samwīsum | samwīsum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | samwīsa | samwīse | samwīse |
| Accusative | samwīsan | samwīsan | samwīse |
| Genitive | samwīsan | samwīsan | samwīsan |
| Dative | samwīsan | samwīsan | samwīsan |
| Instrumental | samwīsan | samwīsan | samwīsan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | samwīsan | samwīsan | samwīsan |
| Accusative | samwīsan | samwīsan | samwīsan |
| Genitive | samwīsrasamwīsena | samwīsrasamwīsena | samwīsrasamwīsena |
| Dative | samwīsum | samwīsum | samwīsum |
| Instrumental | samwīsum | samwīsum | samwīsum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
Composed of sām- + wīs, literally “half-smart.”
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