dwæs

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *dwās. 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 stupid, foolish; dull ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: dwæs (“dull, stupid”, adjective) === Noun === dwǣs m a clumsy imposter; a fool ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: dass (“fool”, noun)