Old English · adjective
unwis
Normalised unwīs
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈunˌwiːs/
- Syllables
- ˈun · ˌwiːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- unwisedumbmadinsanestupid
Meaning
-
unwise, foolish, stupid, dumb
-
ignorant
-
mad, insane
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | unwīs | unwīs | unwīs |
| Accusative | unwīsne | unwīse | unwīs |
| Genitive | unwīses | unwīsre | unwīses |
| Dative | unwīsum | unwīsre | unwīsum |
| Instrumental | unwīse | unwīsre | unwīse |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | unwīse | unwīsaunwīse | unwīs |
| Accusative | unwīse | unwīsaunwīse | unwīs |
| Genitive | unwīsra | unwīsra | unwīsra |
| Dative | unwīsum | unwīsum | unwīsum |
| Instrumental | unwīsum | unwīsum | unwīsum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | unwīsa | unwīse | unwīse |
| Accusative | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīse |
| Genitive | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Dative | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Instrumental | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Accusative | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Genitive | unwīsraunwīsena | unwīsraunwīsena | unwīsraunwīsena |
| Dative | unwīsum | unwīsum | unwīsum |
| Instrumental | unwīsum | unwīsum | unwīsum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From un- + wīs. Cognate with Old Saxon unwīs, Old High German unwīs, Old Norse úvíss.
Descendants
unwise
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