Old English · noun
uþwitegung
Normalised ūþwitegung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈuːθˌwi.te.ɡunɡ/[ˈuːðˌwi.te.ɣuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈuːθ · ˌwi · te · ɡunɡ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- philosophy
Meaning
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philosophy
Ðā befæste sē fæder philippus tō lāre þæt hēo on woruld-wȳsdōme wǣre ġetogen æfter Grēciscre ūðwytegunge and lǣdenre ġetingnysse.
Then her father Philip put her to school that she might be educated in worldly wisdom according to the Greek philosophy and Latin eloquence.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ūþwitegung | ūþwitegungaūþwitegunge |
| Accusative | ūþwitegunge | ūþwitegungaūþwitegunge |
| Genitive | ūþwitegunge | ūþwitegunga |
| Dative | ūþwitegunge | ūþwitegungum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
See ūþwita.
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