Old English · noun
foresægdnes
Normalised foresæġdnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /fo.reˈsæjd.nes/
- Syllables
- fo · re · ˈsæjd · nes (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- prefaceintroductiontext
Meaning
-
preface, introduction (to a text)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | foresæġdnes | foresæġdnessaforesæġdnesse |
| Accusative | foresæġdnesse | foresæġdnessaforesæġdnesse |
| Genitive | foresæġdnesse | foresæġdnessa |
| Dative | foresæġdnesse | foresæġdnessum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From foresæġd (“said before”) + -nes (“-ness”).
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