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Old English · noun

reþnes

Normalised rēþnes

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈreːθ.nes/
[ˈreːð.nes]
Syllables: ˈreːθ · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English: fierceness retheness rage cruelty

Meaning

fierceness, rage, cruelty

Declension

Declension of reþnes
	Singular
Nominative	rēþnes
Accusative	rēþnesse
Genitive	rēþnesse
Dative	rēþnesse

All forms (2)

rēþnes
rēþnesse

Etymology

From rēþe (“savage, fierce”) + -nes

Descendants

retheness

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