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Old English · noun

ablawnes

Normalised āblāwnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈɑːˌblɑːw.nes/
Syllables
ˈɑː · ˌblɑːw · nes (3 syllables)
Modern English
distensioninflationupblowing

Meaning

  1. distension, inflation, upblowing

    …wiþ miclum sāre ond āblāunesse þæs innoþes.

    …against great pain and inflation of belly.

    10th century, Bald's Leechbook:

Declension

Declension of ablawnes
SingularPlural
Nominative āblāwnesāblāwnessaāblāwnesse
Accusative āblāwnesseāblāwnessaāblāwnesse
Genitive āblāwnesseāblāwnessa
Dative āblāwnesseāblāwnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From āblāwan (“to swell”) + -nes (“-ness”).

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