dwæs

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dwās, from Proto-Germanic *dwēsaz.

Akin to Old Frisian dwēs, Middle Low German dwās (“stupid”), Middle Dutch dwaes (Dutch dwaas), Middle High German twās, dwās, Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid, dizzy”), Old Norse *dasa (“to daze”), Old Norse dasask (“to become weary”). More at dizzy, daze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwæːs/

Adjective

dwǣs

1. stupid, foolish; dull

Declension

Declension of dwǣs — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dwǣs	dwǣs	dwǣs
Accusative	dwǣsne	dwǣse	dwǣs
Genitive	dwǣses	dwǣsre	dwǣses
Dative	dwǣsum	dwǣsre	dwǣsum
Instrumental	dwǣse	dwǣsre	dwǣse
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dwǣse	dwǣsa, dwǣse	dwǣs
Accusative	dwǣse	dwǣsa, dwǣse	dwǣs
Genitive	dwǣsra	dwǣsra	dwǣsra
Dative	dwǣsum	dwǣsum	dwǣsum
Instrumental	dwǣsum	dwǣsum	dwǣsum

Declension of dwǣs — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dwǣsa	dwǣse	dwǣse
Accusative	dwǣsan	dwǣsan	dwǣse
Genitive	dwǣsan	dwǣsan	dwǣsan
Dative	dwǣsan	dwǣsan	dwǣsan
Instrumental	dwǣsan	dwǣsan	dwǣsan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dwǣsan	dwǣsan	dwǣsan
Accusative	dwǣsan	dwǣsan	dwǣsan
Genitive	dwǣsra, dwǣsena	dwǣsra, dwǣsena	dwǣsra, dwǣsena
Dative	dwǣsum	dwǣsum	dwǣsum
Instrumental	dwǣsum	dwǣsum	dwǣsum

Descendants

• Middle English: dwæs (“dull, stupid”, adj)

Noun

dwǣs m

1. a clumsy imposter; a fool

Declension

Declension of dwæs (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dwǣs	dwǣsas
accusative	dwǣs	dwǣsas
genitive	dwǣses	dwǣsa
dative	dwǣse	dwǣsum

Descendants

• Middle English: dass (“fool”, noun)