Old English · noun
godnes
Normalised gōdnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɡoːd.nes/
- Syllables
- ˈɡoːd · nes (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- goodness
Meaning
-
the quality or condition of being good; goodness
-
a good act or good deed
Hē þancode þā god eallra his gōdnyssa, þæt hē hine ġesċylde wiþ þone swicolan deofol and him siġe forġēaf þurh sōþne ġelēafan.
Then he thanked God for all of his good deeds, that He protected him against the treacherous devil and gave him victory through the true faith.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gōdnassī, equivalent to gōd + -nes. Cognate with Old High German guotnessī (“goodness”).
Descendants
goodness
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