"wisdom" meaning in Old English

See wisdom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwiːsˌdoːm/, [ˈwiːzˌdoːm]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wīsdom, Old Saxon wīsdom, Old High German wīstuom, Old Norse vísdómr. Equivalent to wīs + dōm. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wīsadōmaz}} Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz, {{cog|ofs|wīsdom}} Old Frisian wīsdom, {{cog|osx|wīsdom}} Old Saxon wīsdom, {{cog|goh|wīstuom}} Old High German wīstuom, {{cog|non|vísdómr}} Old Norse vísdómr, {{affix|ang|wīs|dōm}} wīs + dōm Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=wīsdōm|sort=}} wīsdōm m, {{ang-noun|m|head=wīsdōm}} wīsdōm m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|wīsdōm}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wīsdōm|wīsdōmas|wīsdōm|wīsdōmas|wīsdōmes|wīsdōma|wīsdōme|wīsdōmum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: wīsdōm [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], wīsdōm [nominative, singular], wīsdōmas [nominative, plural], wīsdōm [accusative, singular], wīsdōmas [accusative, plural], wīsdōmes [genitive, singular], wīsdōma [genitive, plural], wīsdōme [dative, singular], wīsdōmum [dative, plural]
  1. wisdom
    Sense id: en-wisdom-ang-noun-fGi3DOpV Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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