medwis

Old English

Etymology

From med- ((often with negative connotation) middle-) +‎ wīs. Compare Modern English midwit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmedˌwiːs/

Adjective

medwīs

1. not wise, foolish, stupid

Declension

Declension of medwīs — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	medwīs	medwīs	medwīs
Accusative	medwīsne	medwīse	medwīs
Genitive	medwīses	medwīsre	medwīses
Dative	medwīsum	medwīsre	medwīsum
Instrumental	medwīse	medwīsre	medwīse
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	medwīse	medwīsa, medwīse	medwīs
Accusative	medwīse	medwīsa, medwīse	medwīs
Genitive	medwīsra	medwīsra	medwīsra
Dative	medwīsum	medwīsum	medwīsum
Instrumental	medwīsum	medwīsum	medwīsum

Declension of medwīs — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	medwīsa	medwīse	medwīse
Accusative	medwīsan	medwīsan	medwīse
Genitive	medwīsan	medwīsan	medwīsan
Dative	medwīsan	medwīsan	medwīsan
Instrumental	medwīsan	medwīsan	medwīsan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	medwīsan	medwīsan	medwīsan
Accusative	medwīsan	medwīsan	medwīsan
Genitive	medwīsra, medwīsena	medwīsra, medwīsena	medwīsra, medwīsena
Dative	medwīsum	medwīsum	medwīsum
Instrumental	medwīsum	medwīsum	medwīsum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “med-wís”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.