wanwitn.

Brit.

/ˈwɒnwɪt/, U.S.

/ˈwɑnwɪt/, Scottish English

/ˈwɔnwɪt/

Forms: late Middle English uanwite, late Middle English wanewit, late Middle English wanwyt; Scottish pre-1700 vanvit, pre-1700 wanewyt, pre-1700 wanwit, pre-1700 wanwitt, pre-1700 wanwyt.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wan- prefix, wit n.

Etymology: < wan- prefix + wit n. Compare Old Icelandic vanvit want of thought, Old Swedish vanvit foolishness (Swedish vanvett insanity), Old Danish wanwit (Danish vanvid insanity). Compare earlier unwit n. In sense 2 perhaps by association with wantwit n.Compare also the adjectives Old High German wanawizzi foolish (Middle High German wanwiz , wanwitze foolish, early modern German wanwitz foolish, insane), Old Icelandic vanvita insane, Old Swedish vanvita foolish, and also the forms cited at wanwitty adj. Compare further ( < the adjective) German Wahnwitz insanity (16th cent. as wanwitz ; subsequently with remodelling of the first element after Wahn delusion: see ween n.).

Chiefly Scottish.

†1. Foolishness, witlessness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun]

unwisdomc825

unredeeOE

egedec1175

unwitc1175

unwisdomnessa1200

dusileca1225

dusischipa1225

folly?c1225

kangschipe?c1225

unwitshipa1250

unwisenessa1340

cornardy1340

unwithead1340

lewdness1362

nicetyc1380

sotie1390

folitya1400

follinessa1400

foolheada1400

insipiencec1422

fondnessa1425

wanwita1425

cocardyc1430

foltry1440

jopperyc1440

folliheada1450

fonning?a1475

niceheada1475

foltheadc1475

folabilitya1529

daftness1552

foolageness1563

foppery1592

guckry1596

senselessness1606

coxcombry1608

goosery1642

ineptitude1656

fopicalness1660

fopperishness1683

insagacity1808

spoonery1824

spooniness1824

noodleism1830

addle-headedness1835

foolishment1852

insapiency1876

ineptness1877

goosiness1888

inepticality1923

sappiness1943

gormlessness1958

a1425 Symbols of Passion (Royal) l. 72 in R. Morris Legends Holy Rood (1871) 180 (MED) Schild me from pein of helle pit, Þat i haue deseruud þorow uan-wite.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 282 Prodigalitee..cummys of grete foly and wan witt.

a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 305 (MED) We arn bondyn to helpyn our bodely fadir & moodir..nout..skornyn hem..for non wanwyt ne folye þat þey seyn or don.

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vi. Prol. l. 48 Giff it war wilfully forȝhet, It walde be repute vnkyndnes, Wanwit, or þan reklessnes.

2. colloquial. A foolish, witless, or insane person; an idiot; a lunatic. Now archaic and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun]

mis-feelinga1382

noddyship?1589

shallow-pate1600

wattle-head1613

insensiblea1618

non-intelligent1628

underhead1643

no conjurer1668

insipid1699

shallow-brains1707

sillytonian1707

inane1710

coof1724

incapable1809

ganache1814

insipidity1822

wanwit1837

opacity1844

stupiditarian1850

scant-brain1864

insensate1877

slowie1901

no-brow1926

1837 A. Crawfurd Cairn of Lochwinnoch MSS XI. 321 in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Her brother David was rather a wanwit or sillie-daft man.

1952 Dublin Mag. Jan. 4 These are the waters of broken music; Here the wanwit Ophelia bore Ragged song and dabbled flower.

1991 I. L. Black Mischievous Miss ix. 118 Leddy, are you stupid? A wanwit, here-and-thereian? There ain't no innocents in Newgate, less you got money.

Derivatives

† wanwitty adj. Obsolete foolish, witless. [Compare Middle Dutch wanwittich insane (Dutch †wanwittig), Middle Low German wanwittich insane, Middle High German wanwitzic foolish (German wahnwitzig insane), Swedish vanvettig insane, Old Danish, Danish vanvittig insane.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

dizzyc825

unwisec825

redelessOE

unwittyc1000

daftlikec1175

witlessc1175

canga1225

adoted?c1225

cangun?c1225

egedec1225

cangeda1250

foola1250

snepea1250

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sotlyc1275

unslyc1275

unwitterc1275

unwilya1300

nicec1300

goosishc1374

unskilfulc1374

follyc1380

lewdc1380

mis-feelinga1382

dottlec1390

foltedc1390

peevishc1400

fona1425

fonnishc1425

foliousa1450

foolisha1450

daft?c1450

doitedc1450

dotyc1450

daffish1470

insapientc1470

gucked?a1500

wanwittya1500

furious1526

insipient1528

seelya1529

dawish?1529

foolage1545

momish1546

base-wittedc1547

stultitiousa1549

follifulc1550

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mopish1568

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inept1604

simple1604

anserine1607

foppish1608

silly ass1608

unsage1608

wisdomless1608

fool-beggeda1616

Gotham1621

noddy1645

badot1653

dosser-headed1655

infrunite1657

nonsensicalc1661

slight1663

sappy1670

datelessa1686

noddy-peaked1694

nizy1709

dottled1772

gypit1804

shay-brained1806

folly-stricken1807

fool-like1811

goosy1811

spoony1813

niddle-noddle1821

gumptionless1823

daftish1825

anserous1826

as crazy as a loon1830

spoonish1833

cheese-headed1836

dotty1860

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

dilly1873

gormless1883

daffy1884

monkey-doodle1886

mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

dinlo1907

boob1911

goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

a1500 Wisdom of Solomon (Cambr. Kk.1.5) in R. Girvan Ratis Raving & Other Early Scots Poems (1939) 180 Fulys and wanwitty men.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wanwit
释义	wanwitn. Brit. /ˈwɒnwɪt/, U.S. /ˈwɑnwɪt/, Scottish English /ˈwɔnwɪt/ Forms: late Middle English uanwite, late Middle English wanewit, late Middle English wanwyt; Scottish pre-1700 vanvit, pre-1700 wanewyt, pre-1700 wanwit, pre-1700 wanwitt, pre-1700 wanwyt. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wan- prefix, wit n. Etymology: < wan- prefix + wit n. Compare Old Icelandic vanvit want of thought, Old Swedish vanvit foolishness (Swedish vanvett insanity), Old Danish wanwit (Danish vanvid insanity). Compare earlier unwit n. In sense 2 perhaps by association with wantwit n.Compare also the adjectives Old High German wanawizzi foolish (Middle High German wanwiz , wanwitze foolish, early modern German wanwitz foolish, insane), Old Icelandic vanvita insane, Old Swedish vanvita foolish, and also the forms cited at wanwitty adj. Compare further ( < the adjective) German Wahnwitz insanity (16th cent. as wanwitz ; subsequently with remodelling of the first element after Wahn delusion: see ween n.). Chiefly Scottish. †1. Foolishness, witlessness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] unwisdomc825 unredeeOE egedec1175 unwitc1175 unwisdomnessa1200 dusileca1225 dusischipa1225 folly?c1225 kangschipe?c1225 unwitshipa1250 unwisenessa1340 cornardy1340 unwithead1340 lewdness1362 nicetyc1380 sotie1390 folitya1400 follinessa1400 foolheada1400 insipiencec1422 fondnessa1425 wanwita1425 cocardyc1430 foltry1440 jopperyc1440 folliheada1450 fonning?a1475 niceheada1475 foltheadc1475 folabilitya1529 daftness1552 foolageness1563 foppery1592 guckry1596 senselessness1606 coxcombry1608 goosery1642 ineptitude1656 fopicalness1660 fopperishness1683 insagacity1808 spoonery1824 spooniness1824 noodleism1830 addle-headedness1835 foolishment1852 insapiency1876 ineptness1877 goosiness1888 inepticality1923 sappiness1943 gormlessness1958 a1425 Symbols of Passion (Royal) l. 72 in R. Morris Legends Holy Rood (1871) 180 (MED) Schild me from pein of helle pit, Þat i haue deseruud þorow uan-wite. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 282 Prodigalitee..cummys of grete foly and wan witt. a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 305 (MED) We arn bondyn to helpyn our bodely fadir & moodir..nout..skornyn hem..for non wanwyt ne folye þat þey seyn or don. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vi. Prol. l. 48 Giff it war wilfully forȝhet, It walde be repute vnkyndnes, Wanwit, or þan reklessnes. 2. colloquial. A foolish, witless, or insane person; an idiot; a lunatic. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] mis-feelinga1382 noddyship?1589 shallow-pate1600 wattle-head1613 insensiblea1618 non-intelligent1628 underhead1643 no conjurer1668 insipid1699 shallow-brains1707 sillytonian1707 inane1710 coof1724 incapable1809 ganache1814 insipidity1822 wanwit1837 opacity1844 stupiditarian1850 scant-brain1864 insensate1877 slowie1901 no-brow1926 1837 A. Crawfurd Cairn of Lochwinnoch MSS XI. 321 in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Her brother David was rather a wanwit or sillie-daft man. 1952 Dublin Mag. Jan. 4 These are the waters of broken music; Here the wanwit Ophelia bore Ragged song and dabbled flower. 1991 I. L. Black Mischievous Miss ix. 118 Leddy, are you stupid? A wanwit, here-and-thereian? There ain't no innocents in Newgate, less you got money. Derivatives † wanwitty adj. Obsolete foolish, witless. [Compare Middle Dutch wanwittich insane (Dutch †wanwittig), Middle Low German wanwittich insane, Middle High German wanwitzic foolish (German wahnwitzig insane), Swedish vanvettig insane, Old Danish, Danish vanvittig insane.] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 a1500 Wisdom of Solomon (Cambr. Kk.1.5) in R. Girvan Ratis Raving & Other Early Scots Poems (1939) 180 Fulys and wanwitty men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1425
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