dwæs

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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): /ˈdwæːs/

Adjective

dwǣs

  1. stupid, foolish; dull

Declension
Declension of dwæs — 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, -e dwǣs
Accusative dwǣse dwǣsa, -e dwǣs
Genitive dwǣsra dwǣsra dwǣsra
Dative dwǣsum dwǣsum dwǣsum
Instrumental dwǣsum dwǣsum dwǣsum
Declension of dwæs — 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

Noun

dwǣs m

  1. a clumsy imposter; a fool

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