dwæs

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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

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 dwǣs (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative dwǣs dwǣsas
accusative dwǣs dwǣsas
genitive dwǣses dwǣsa
dative dwǣse dwǣsum

Descendants

  • Middle English: dass (“fool”, noun)
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