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Old English · noun

uþwita

Normalised ūþwita

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈuːθˌwi.tɑ/
[ˈuːðˌwi.tɑ]
Syllables
ˈuːθ · ˌwi · tɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
philosopherexpertscholardistinguished

Meaning

  1. philosopher

    Ūðwita is sē þe lufaþ wīsdōm.

    A philosopher is someone who loves wisdom.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

  2. scholar, expert; a person distinguished for wisdom or learning in general, or in some special field

Declension

Declension of uþwita
SingularPlural
Nominative ūþwitaūþwitan
Accusative ūþwitanūþwitan
Genitive ūþwitanūþwitena
Dative ūþwitanūþwitum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From ūþ- + wita (“wise person”).

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