Old English · adjective
wese
Normalised wēse
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈweː.se/[ˈweː.ze]
- Syllables
- ˈweː · se (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- maceratedmoist
Meaning
-
moist
-
macerated
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wēse | wēsuwēso | wēse |
| Accusative | wēsne | wēse | wēse |
| Genitive | wēses | wēsre | wēses |
| Dative | wēsum | wēsre | wēsum |
| Instrumental | wēse | wēsre | wēse |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wēse | wēsawēse | wēsuwēso |
| Accusative | wēse | wēsawēse | wēsuwēso |
| Genitive | wēsra | wēsra | wēsra |
| Dative | wēsum | wēsum | wēsum |
| Instrumental | wēsum | wēsum | wēsum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wēsa | wēse | wēse |
| Accusative | wēsan | wēsan | wēse |
| Genitive | wēsan | wēsan | wēsan |
| Dative | wēsan | wēsan | wēsan |
| Instrumental | wēsan | wēsan | wēsan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wēsan | wēsan | wēsan |
| Accusative | wēsan | wēsan | wēsan |
| Genitive | wēsrawēsena | wēsrawēsena | wēsrawēsena |
| Dative | wēsum | wēsum | wēsum |
| Instrumental | wēsum | wēsum | wēsum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wōsijaz, from Proto-Germanic *wōsaz (“moist”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moisture; wet”). Akin to Old English wēsan (“to soak”), Old English wōs (“moisture, juice, sap”).
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