Old English · noun
abroþennes
Normalised ābroþennes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ɑːˈbro.θen.nes/[ɑːˈbro.ðen.nes]
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈbro · θen · nes (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- dulnessbackslidingdegeneracyfallennessignoblenesscowardicedefect
Meaning
-
dulness, cowardice, a defect, backsliding
-
degeneracy, ignobleness, fallenness
Ongēan ðæs mōdes strengðe se dēofol forgifð ābroðennysse.
The Devil grants fallenness in exchange for the spirit's strength.
1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ābroþennes | ābroþennessaābroþennesse |
| Accusative | ābroþennesse | ābroþennessaābroþennesse |
| Genitive | ābroþennesse | ābroþennessa |
| Dative | ābroþennesse | ābroþennessum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From ābroþen + -nes.
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