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
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”, adjective)
Noun
dwǣs m
- a clumsy imposter; a fool
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dwǣs | dwǣsas |
| accusative | dwǣs | dwǣsas |
| genitive | dwǣses | dwǣsa |
| dative | dwǣse | dwǣsum |
Descendants
- Middle English: dass (“fool”, noun)