uþwitegung

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

See ūþwita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːθˌwi.te.ɡunɡ/, [ˈuːðˌwi.te.ɣuŋɡ]

Noun

ūþwitegung f

  1. philosophy
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"
      Ðā befæste sē fæder philippus tō lāre þæt hēo on woruld-wȳsdōme wǣre ġetogen æfter Grēciscre ūðwytegunge and lǣdenre ġetingnysse.
      Then her father Philip put her to school that she might be educated in worldly wisdom according to the Greek philosophy and Latin eloquence.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ūþwitegung ūþwitegunga, ūþwitegunge
accusative ūþwitegunge ūþwitegunga, ūþwitegunge
genitive ūþwitegunge ūþwitegunga
dative ūþwitegunge ūþwitegungum
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