"uþwita" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈuːθˌwi.tɑ/, [ˈuːðˌwi.tɑ]
Etymology: From ūþ- + wita (“wise person”). Etymology templates: {{affix|ang|ūþ-|wita|t2=wise person}} ūþ- + wita (“wise person”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ūþwita|head2=|sort=}} ūþwita m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ūþwita}} ūþwita m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|ūþwit}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ūþwita|ūþwitan|ūþwitan|ūþwitan|ūþwitan|ūþwitena|ūþwitan|ūþwitum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: ūþwita [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ūþwita [nominative, singular], ūþwitan [nominative, plural], ūþwitan [accusative, singular], ūþwitan [accusative, plural], ūþwitan [genitive, singular], ūþwitena [genitive, plural], ūþwitan [dative, singular], ūþwitum [dative, plural]
  1. philosopher
    Sense id: en-uþwita-ang-noun-VCvOSngM
  2. scholar, expert; a person distinguished for wisdom or learning in general, or in some special field
    Sense id: en-uþwita-ang-noun-H89B0c1O Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with uþ-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with uþ-: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ūþwitegung, ūþwitian, ūþwitlīċ
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ūþwitegung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ūþwitian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "A philosopher is someone who loves wisdom.",
          "text": "c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English\nŪðwita is sē þe lufaþ wīsdōm.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈuːθˌwi.tɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuːðˌwi.tɑ]"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "ūþwitegung"
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      "word": "ūþwitian"
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    }
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ūþwitena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ūþwitan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ūþwitum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    },
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        "6": "ūþwitena",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "A philosopher is someone who loves wisdom.",
          "text": "c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English\nŪðwita is sē þe lufaþ wīsdōm.",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈuːθˌwi.tɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuːðˌwi.tɑ]"
    }
  ],
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