dwæs
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *dwās, from Proto-Germanic *dwēsaz.
Akin to Old Frisian dwēs, Middle Low German dwās (“stupid”), Middle Dutch dwaes (Dutch dwaas), Middle High German twās, dwās, Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid, dizzy”), Old Norse *dasa (“to daze”), Old Norse dasask (“to become weary”). More at dizzy, daze.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dwǣs
Declension[edit]
Declension of dwǣs — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | dwǣs | dwǣs | dwǣs |
Accusative | dwǣsne | dwǣse | dwǣs |
Genitive | dwǣses | dwǣsre | dwǣses |
Dative | dwǣsum | dwǣsre | dwǣsum |
Instrumental | dwǣse | dwǣsre | dwǣse |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | dwǣse | dwǣsa, dwǣse | dwǣs |
Accusative | dwǣse | dwǣsa, dwǣse | dwǣs |
Genitive | dwǣsra | dwǣsra | dwǣsra |
Dative | dwǣsum | dwǣsum | dwǣsum |
Instrumental | dwǣsum | dwǣsum | dwǣsum |
Declension of dwǣs — Weak
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: dwæs (“dull, stupid”, adj)
Noun[edit]
dwǣs m
- a clumsy imposter; a fool
Declension[edit]
Declension of dwæs (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: dass (“fool”, noun)
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