Old English

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Etymology

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Equivalent to un- +‎ stæfwīs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌstæf.wiːs/, [ˈunˌstæv.wiːs]

Adjective

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unstæfwīs

  1. illiterate
  2. unlettered

Declension

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References

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