*witalausaz

Runic: ᚹᛁᛏᚨᛚᚨᚢᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwi.tɑ.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

witless

Etymology

From *witą (‘knowledge, sense, wit’) + *-lausaz (‘-less’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.witalausazwitalausōwitalausą, -at, -atōwitalausaiwitalausôzwitalausō
Acc.witalausanǭwitalausǭwitalausą, -at, -atōwitalausanzwitalausōzwitalausō
Gen.witalausas, witalausiswitalausaizōzwitalausas, witalausiswitalausaizǫ̂witalausaizǫ̂witalausaizǫ̂
Dat.witalausammaiwitalausaizōiwitalausammaiwitalausaimazwitalausaimazwitalausaimaz
Inst.witalausanōwitalausaizōwitalausanōwitalausaimizwitalausaimizwitalausaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.witalausôwitalausǭwitalausôwitalausanizwitalausōnizwitalausōnō
Acc.witalausanųwitalausōnųwitalausôwitalausanunzwitalausōnunzwitalausōnō
Gen.witalausinizwitalausōnizwitalausinizwitalausanǫ̂witalausōnǫ̂witalausanǫ̂
Dat.witalausiniwitalausōniwitalausiniwitalausammazwitalausōmazwitalausammaz
Inst.witalausinēwitalausōnēwitalausinēwitalausammizwitalausōmizwitalausammiz

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Descendants

  • *witalaus (Proto-West Germanic)
    • witlēas (Old English)
      • witles (Middle English)
        • witless (English)
  • *witalaus (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wizzilos (Old High German)
      • witzelōs (Middle High German)
        • witzlos (German)
  • *witalaus (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *witlōs (Old Saxon)
      • witlôs (Middle Low German)
  • vitlauss (Old Norse)
    • vitleysur (Faroese)
    • vitlaus (Icelandic)
    • vettløs, vettlaus (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • vettlaus, vitlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • vitlauss (Old Norse)
    • witløs (Old Danish)
      • vidløs (Danish)
  • vitlauss (Old Norse)
    • vitløs (Old Swedish)
      • vettlös (Swedish)

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