uþwitegung

Old English

Alternative forms

• ūþwitigung, ūþwytegung
• ūðwitegung — edh spelling

Etymology

See ūþwita.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ūþwitegung f

1. philosophy
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"

     Ða befæste se fæder philippus to lare þæt heo on woruld-wysdome wǣre getogen æfter greciscre uðwytegunge and lǣdenre getingnysse.

     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

Declension of ūþwitegung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ūþwitegung	ūþwitegunga, ūþwitegunge
accusative	ūþwitegunge	ūþwitegunga, ūþwitegunge
genitive	ūþwitegunge	ūþwitegunga
dative	ūþwitegunge	ūþwitegungum

Related terms

• ūþwita
• ūþwitian
• ūþwitlīċ