Old English · noun
gelærednes
Normalised ġelǣrednes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈlæː.red.nes/
- Syllables
- je · ˈlæː · red · nes (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- eruditionlearning
Meaning
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learning, knowledge, erudition
⁊ hē onfeng, ⁊ sē cyning him sealde fēower mæssepreostas, þā sċeoldon his þēode fulwian ⁊ lǣran, ðā wǣron ġe on ġelǣrednesse ġe on heora līfe micle ⁊ goode; ond hē mid micle ġefēan swā wæs eft hām hweorfende. Wǣron þa mæssepreostas þus hātne, Ċedd ⁊ Adda ⁊ Bete ⁊ Deoma. Sē nȳhsta wæs Sċyttisċes cynnes; þā ōðre wǣron Englisċe. And he re
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | ġelǣrednes |
| Accusative | ġelǣrednesse |
| Genitive | ġelǣrednesse |
| Dative | ġelǣrednesse |
All forms (2)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġelǣred + -nes.
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