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uþwitegung

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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See ūþwita.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuːθˌwi.te.ɡunɡ/, [ˈuːðˌwi.te.ɣuŋɡ]

Noun

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ūþwitegung f

  1. philosophy
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"
      Ðā befæste sē fæder philippus tō lāre þæt hēo on woruld-wȳsdōme wǣre ġetogen æfter Grēciscre ūðwytegunge and lǣdenre ġetingnysse.
      Then her father Philip put her to school that she might be educated in worldly wisdom according to the Greek philosophy and Latin eloquence.

Declension

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Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ūþwitegung ūþwitegunga, ūþwitegunge
accusative ūþwitegunge ūþwitegunga, ūþwitegunge
genitive ūþwitegunge ūþwitegunga
dative ūþwitegunge ūþwitegungum
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