leoþwise

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to lēoþ +‎ wīse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oːθˌwiː.se/, [ˈle͜oːðˌwiː.ze]

Noun

lēoþwīse f

1. a poetical manner
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:

     Myċel Englisc bōc on lēoþwīsan geworht

     A great English book composed in a poetical way.

2. verse
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:

     Āwend of Lēdene on Englisc on lēoþwīsan.

     Translate from Latin into English in verse.

Declension

Declension of leoþwise (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēoþwīse	lēoþwīsan
accusative	lēoþwīsan	lēoþwīsan
genitive	lēoþwīsan	lēoþwīsena
dative	lēoþwīsan	lēoþwīsum

References

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