medwis
Old English
Etymology
From med- ((often with negative connotation) middle-) + wīs. Compare Modern English midwit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmedˌwiːs/
Declension
Declension of medwīs — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | medwīs | medwīs | medwīs |
| Accusative | medwīsne | medwīse | medwīs |
| Genitive | medwīses | medwīsre | medwīses |
| Dative | medwīsum | medwīsre | medwīsum |
| Instrumental | medwīse | medwīsre | medwīse |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | medwīse | medwīsa, medwīse | medwīs |
| Accusative | medwīse | medwīsa, medwīse | medwīs |
| Genitive | medwīsra | medwīsra | medwīsra |
| Dative | medwīsum | medwīsum | medwīsum |
| Instrumental | medwīsum | medwīsum | medwīsum |
Declension of medwīs — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | medwīsa | medwīse | medwīse |
| Accusative | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīse |
| Genitive | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Dative | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Instrumental | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Accusative | medwīsan | medwīsan | medwīsan |
| Genitive | medwīsra, medwīsena | medwīsra, medwīsena | medwīsra, medwīsena |
| Dative | medwīsum | medwīsum | medwīsum |
| Instrumental | medwīsum | medwīsum | medwīsum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “med-wís”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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