Old English · adjective
wanhydig
Normalised wanhȳdiġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwɑnˌxyː.dij/[ˈwɑnˌhyː.dij]
- Syllables
- ˈwɑn · ˌxyː · dij (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- imprudentthoughtlessrecklesscarelessfoolish
Meaning
-
foolish, imprudent, thoughtless, careless, reckless
ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ, ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre, ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.
Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words, nor too weak warrior, nor too careless, nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money, nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.
Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wanhȳdiġ | wanhȳdiġuwanhȳdġuwanhȳdiġowanhȳdġo | wanhȳdiġ |
| Accusative | wanhȳdiġne | wanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe | wanhȳdiġ |
| Genitive | wanhȳdiġeswanhȳdġes | wanhȳdiġre | wanhȳdiġeswanhȳdġes |
| Dative | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġre | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum |
| Instrumental | wanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe | wanhȳdiġre | wanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe | wanhȳdiġawanhȳdġawanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe | wanhȳdiġuwanhȳdġuwanhȳdiġowanhȳdġo |
| Accusative | wanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe | wanhȳdiġawanhȳdġawanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe | wanhȳdiġuwanhȳdġuwanhȳdiġowanhȳdġo |
| Genitive | wanhȳdiġra | wanhȳdiġra | wanhȳdiġra |
| Dative | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum |
| Instrumental | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wanhȳdiġawanhȳdġa | wanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe | wanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe |
| Accusative | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġewanhȳdġe |
| Genitive | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan |
| Dative | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan |
| Instrumental | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan |
| Accusative | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan | wanhȳdiġanwanhȳdġan |
| Genitive | wanhȳdiġrawanhȳdiġenawanhȳdġena | wanhȳdiġrawanhȳdiġenawanhȳdġena | wanhȳdiġrawanhȳdiġenawanhȳdġena |
| Dative | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum |
| Instrumental | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum | wanhȳdiġumwanhȳdġum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From wan- (“un-”) + hȳdiġ (“minded”).
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