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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

  1. 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

All forms (20)

Etymology

From wan- (“un-”) + hȳdiġ (“minded”).

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