unwis

Old English

Etymology

From un- +‎ wīs. Cognate with Old Saxon unwīs, Old High German unwīs, Old Norse úvíss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunˌwiːs/

Adjective

unwīs

1. unwise, foolish, stupid, dumb
2. ignorant
3. mad, insane

Declension

Declension of unwīs — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unwīs	unwīs	unwīs
Accusative	unwīsne	unwīse	unwīs
Genitive	unwīses	unwīsre	unwīses
Dative	unwīsum	unwīsre	unwīsum
Instrumental	unwīse	unwīsre	unwīse
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unwīse	unwīsa, unwīse	unwīs
Accusative	unwīse	unwīsa, unwīse	unwīs
Genitive	unwīsra	unwīsra	unwīsra
Dative	unwīsum	unwīsum	unwīsum
Instrumental	unwīsum	unwīsum	unwīsum

Declension of unwīs — 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

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “unwís”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.