Old English · noun
eadignes
Normalised ēadiġnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑː.dij.nes/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑː · dij · nes (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- happiness
Meaning
-
happiness
Þonne iċ mec onhebbe ond hī onhnīgaþ tō mē, moniġe mid miltse, þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse.
When I raise myself up and they bow down to me, many with mercy, then I shall increase rising of happiness for men.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēadiġnes | ēadiġnessaēadiġnesse |
| Accusative | ēadiġnesse | ēadiġnessaēadiġnesse |
| Genitive | ēadiġnesse | ēadiġnessa |
| Dative | ēadiġnesse | ēadiġnessum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From ēadiġ (“happy”) + -nes (“-ness”)
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eadignes · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution