unwis
Old English
Alternative forms
- unƿīs
Etymology
From un- + wīs. Cognate with Old Saxon unwīs, Old High German unwīs, Old Norse úvíss.
Adjective
unwīs
- unwise, foolish, stupid, dumb.
- ignorant.
- mad, insane.
Declension
Declension of unwis — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unwīs | unwīsu, -o | unwīs |
| Accusative | unwīsne | unwīse | unwīs |
| Genitive | unwīses | unwīsre | unwīses |
| Dative | unwīsum | unwīsre | unwīsum |
| Instrumental | unwīse | unwīsre | unwīse |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | unwīse | unwīsa, -e | unwīsu, -o |
| Accusative | unwīse | unwīsa, -e | unwīsu, -o |
| Genitive | unwīsra | unwīsra | unwīsra |
| Dative | unwīsum | unwīsum | unwīsum |
| Instrumental | unwīsum | unwīsum | unwīsum |
Declension of unwis — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unwīsa | unwīse | unwīse |
| Accusative | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīse |
| Genitive | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Dative | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Instrumental | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Accusative | unwīsan | unwīsan | unwīsan |
| Genitive | unwīsra, unwīsena | unwīsra, unwīsena | unwīsra, unwīsena |
| Dative | unwīsum | unwīsum | unwīsum |
| Instrumental | unwīsum | unwīsum | unwīsum |
Descendants
- Middle English: unwis
- English: unwise
References
- unwís in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary